Proceedings when setoff is pleaded.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.640
in effect521.640. Proceedings when setoff is pleaded. — When the petition alleges a setoff, or other collateral avoidance of the cause of action, the plaintiff may answer the same, as in ordinary actions; and, in default of such answer, judgment may be taken in like manner and with like effect as in ordinary actions.
(RSMo 1939 § 1502) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1338; 1919 § 1789; 1909 § 2358
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