The plaintiff may deny the answer of the garnishee, in whole or in part, without oath. In all cases where the answer of the garnishee is denied, the denial shall contain, specially, the grounds upon which a recovery is sought against the garnishee; and the garnishee shall be entitled to a reply, and the issue or issues made up on the denial and reply shall be the sole issue or issues tried, and the issue or issues shall be tried as ordinary issues between plaintiff and defendant.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 525.190
Denial of garnishee to answer, how — replication — issues tried, how
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Monroe v. Roedder (2008)
Most recently applied in Monroe v. Roedder (October 2008)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1578); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1414; 1919 § 1864; 1909 § 2431
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.