Missouri Statutes
§ 521.640 — Proceedings when setoff is pleaded.
Missouri § 521.640
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.640 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 1502)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1338; 1919 § 1789; 1909 § 2358
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Missouri § 521.640, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/521/521.640.