511.110. If the defendant shall fail to file his answer orother pleading within the time prescribed by law or the rules ofpractice of the court, and serve a copy thereof upon the adverseparty, or his attorney, when the same is required, aninterlocutory judgment shall be given against him by default.
(RSMo 1939 § 1239)Prior revisions: 1929 § 1073; 1919 § 1524; 1909 § 2093