Effective 28 Aug 1939
521.610. If cause of action be denied under oath, plaintiff must prove. — If the petition deny the cause of action on which the judgment was rendered, and be verified by the oath of the petitioner, the plaintiff shall be required to prove the same, and in default thereof, it shall be adjudged that the debt and damages, or damages, are disproved and avoided.
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(RSMo 1939 § 1499)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1335; 1919 § 1786; 1909 § 2355