The defendant may direct a motion to the petition or make return to the preliminary order, and when the return is made the plaintiff may plead thereto, if desired, by way of reply, within such time as the court may direct.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 530.050
Pleadings
Effective: 28 Aug 1949; (RSMo 1939 § 1777, A. 1949 H.B. 2131); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1613; 1919 § 2061; 1909 § 2626
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.