If the complainant fail to attend and prosecute his suit in person, or by agent or attorney, at the time appointed for the hearing of the complaint, he shall be nonsuited, and the defendant shall recover his costs.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.120
Failure to prosecute, nonsuit
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 2840); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2454; 1919 § 3002; 1909 § 7664
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.