Missouri Statutes
§ 534.170 — Amendments permitted and new parties added, when.
Missouri § 534.170
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXXVISTATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS
Ch. 534Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.170 (2026).
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Any judge may, in open court and at any time, in furtherance of justice and on such terms as may be proper, on motion of either party, allow any complaint, summons, writ or other proceeding to be amended and permit new parties as coplaintiffs or codefendants to be added and correct a mistake in the name of either party.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 2856, A.L. 1945 p. 1089, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2470; 1919 § 3018; 1909 § 7680
Effective 1-02-79
Nearby Sections
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§ 534.010
What entries deemed lawful.§ 534.020
Forcible entry and detainer defined.§ 534.080
Form of summons.§ 534.100
Return of officer.§ 534.120
Failure to prosecute, nonsuit.§ 534.130
Failure of defendant to appear.§ 534.140
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Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 534.170, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/534/534.170.