When both parties appear before the judge in person, or by agent or attorney, at the time appointed for the trial of the cause, the judge shall proceed to examine the complaint and proofs of the parties, and judgment shall thereupon be rendered according to the finding of the judge, as herein directed.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.140
Both parties appear — proceedings
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 2842, A.L. 1945 p. 1089, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2456; 1919 § 3004; 1909 § 7666
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.