When the petition alleges a setoff, or other collateral avoidance of the cause of action, the plaintiff may answer the same, as in ordinary actions; and, in default of such answer, judgment may be taken in like manner and with like effect as in ordinary actions.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.640
Proceedings when setoff is pleaded
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1502); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1338; 1919 § 1789; 1909 § 2358
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.