STATE STATUTES & CODES

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 509 Pleadings

• 509.010. Shall be petition and answer--reply if answer contains counterclaim.
• 509.020. Caption of pleading--what set forth.
• 509.030. Pleading attributed to, by whom--declaration.
• 509.040. Technical forms not required in pleading.
• 509.050. Pleading, setting forth claim for relief, contents--demand for dollar amount not permitted, exception--discovery used to determine total damages, use in trial prohibited.
• 509.060. Joinder of claims.
• 509.070. Two claims may be joined in a single action, when--court shall grant relief, when.
• 509.080. Defenses--form of denials.
• 509.090. Affirmative defenses.
• 509.100. Failure to deny, effect.
• 509.110. Pleading in alternative--consistency.
• 509.120. Averments, how made.
• 509.130. Adoption of statements by reference--exhibits.
• 509.140. Averments as to capacity or authority of parties to sue or be sued.
• 509.150. Partnership deemed confessed, unless denied.
• 509.160. Particularity required in all averments of fraud or mistake.
• 509.170. Conditions precedent--how pleaded.
• 509.180. Official documents or acts, form of pleading.
• 509.190. Judgments and decisions, form of pleading.
• 509.200. Claims of items of special damage shall be specifically stated.
• 509.210. Libel and slander, averments--defenses.
• 509.220. Private statutes, averments--laws of other states--judicial notice.
• 509.230. Pleading written instrument.
• 509.240. Execution of written instrument deemed confessed, when.
• 509.250. Pleadings, how construed.
• 509.260. Time of pleading.
• 509.270. Demurrers and pleas in abatement and to the jurisdiction shall not be used.
• 509.280. Motions, form of.
• 509.290. Objections which may be raised by motions.
• 509.300. Failure to state a claim or defense, raised on motion, when.
• 509.310. Motion for more definite statement or for a bill of particulars.
• 509.320. Matter which party may move to strike out.
• 509.330. Time allowed for making motions.
• 509.340. Consolidation of motions--waiver of objections--exceptions.
• 509.350. Motion searches record.
• 509.360. Motion for judgment on pleadings.
• 509.370. Time for hearing of motions.
• 509.380. Place of hearing.
• 509.390. Regular times and places for hearing motions.
• 509.400. Defenses which may be raised by pleading--waiver.
• 509.410. Objection that no demand has been made not available, when.
• 509.420. What a pleading shall state as a counterclaim.
• 509.430. Counterclaim exceeding opposing claim.
• 509.440. When claim may be presented as counterclaim by supplemental pleading.
• 509.450. Counterclaim set up by amendment, when.
• 509.460. Cross-claims against coparty.
• 509.470. Additional parties made defendants when required for counterclaim or cross-claim.
• 509.480. Reduction of assigned claims to the extent of all counterclaims.
• 509.490. Amendment of pleadings.
• 509.500. Amendments to conform to evidence.
• 509.510. Supplemental pleadings.
• 509.520. Court pleadings, attachments, and exhibits, redaction of Social Security and credit card numbers--confidential case file sheet, contents.

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