Effective 28 Aug 1939
429.220. Judgment by default. — Judgment by default shall be rendered against every defendant who, after being summoned or notified according to law, shall not appear and plead within the time allowed in ordinary civil actions.
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(RSMo 1939 § 3558)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3168; 1919 § 7228; 1909 § 8224