506.520. Personal judgment authorized--default judgment, when. - Missouri Statutes

Personal judgment authorized--default judgment, when.

506.520. 1. When jurisdiction over a person, firm, orcorporation who is outside this state is acquired in accordancewith the provisions of sections 506.500 and 506.510, the courtshall have the power to render a personal judgment against suchperson, firm, or corporation.

2. No default judgment shall be entered until the expirationof at least thirty days after service of process. A defaultjudgment rendered on service of process provided by sections506.500 to 506.520 may be set aside only on a showing which wouldbe timely and sufficient to set aside a default judgment renderedon ordinary service of process within this state.

(L. 1967 p. 660 § 3)