A judgment by default may be rendered against any defendant who does not appear and answer to the command of the summons or publication, and payment of the money ordered accordingly.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 528.510
Judgment by default rendered, when
Known as the Save the Family Farm Act
The act spans §§ 528–528 (73 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1759); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1595; 1919 § 2043; 1909 § 2607
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.