Effective - 28 Aug 1939
521.630. When plaintiff shall answer. — When any such petition shall be exhibited, the plaintiff, being served with a copy and notice as aforesaid, shall appear and answer the same; and on his failure to do so, the petition shall be taken to be true, and judgment rendered accordingly.
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(RSMo 1939 § 1501)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1337; 1919 § 1788; 1909 § 2357
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVI - Statutory Actions and Torts
Section 521.010 - Attachment, when issued — parties to — causes for.
Section 521.020 - Attachments on demands not due — exceptions.
Section 521.030 - The affidavit.
Section 521.040 - Issuance on demands less than fifty dollars.
Section 521.050 - Suits by attachment — affidavit and bond — exceptions.
Section 521.060 - Form of affidavit, by whom made.
Section 521.070 - Bond, by whom executed — conditions.
Section 521.080 - Bond, by whom approved — attachment not to issue until.
Section 521.090 - New bond, when required — notice.
Section 521.100 - Suit dismissed for failure to give new bond.
Section 521.110 - Who may sue on bond — damages, how assessed.
Section 521.120 - Suit on bond, setoff pleaded by obligor — costs, how adjudged.
Section 521.130 - Attachment, how issued after suit is commenced.
Section 521.140 - Form of original writs, to whom directed — contents.
Section 521.150 - Original writs, how issued and returned.
Section 521.160 - Separate writs may issue to different counties, when.
Section 521.170 - Manner of serving writ.
Section 521.180 - Return of writ.
Section 521.190 - Officer liable for insufficient bond — motion for new bonds, when made.
Section 521.200 - Additional writs may issue, when.
Section 521.210 - Such writs, how entitled.
Section 521.220 - Form of writ.
Section 521.230 - How issued, served and returned.
Section 521.240 - Property subject to attachment.
Section 521.250 - Shares of stock subject to attachment.
Section 521.270 - Sale of perishable property — when and by whom ordered, how made.
Section 521.280 - Order of sale, to whom delivered, return — disposition of proceeds.
Section 521.290 - Compensation of officer.
Section 521.300 - Receiver appointed, by whom — oath and bond required — who may sue on bond.
Section 521.320 - Receiver to give notice to debtor, how — effect.
Section 521.330 - Receiver, report, money retained, how — compensation.
Section 521.340 - Sheriff to act as receiver, when — his rights, duties and liabilities.
Section 521.350 - Practice in civil cases to govern in absence of special rules.
Section 521.370 - Proceedings where defendant is personally served or appears.
Section 521.380 - Proceedings upon constructive service — judgment not to exceed amount sworn to.
Section 521.390 - Judgment upon constructive service, effect of.
Section 521.410 - Issues raised by motion to dissolve.
Section 521.430 - Proceedings in case of defendant's death.
Section 521.440 - Powers of the attorney under section 521.430.
Section 521.450 - No execution to issue on judgment, when — property sold, how.
Section 521.460 - Court or judge not to order sale of property after death of defendant — how sold.
Section 521.470 - Defendant may plead to merits, when.
Section 521.480 - Attachments, how dissolved — affidavit may be amended.
Section 521.490 - Effect of dissolution.
Section 521.500 - Controversies between plaintiffs, how and where adjudicated.
Section 521.510 - Attaching creditor may maintain action to set aside fraudulent conveyance.
Section 521.530 - Costs adjudged as in other actions.
Section 521.540 - When creditors may defend.
Section 521.550 - Judgments on constructive service bind only property attached.
Section 521.560 - Executions, how awarded.
Section 521.580 - Notice to obligors in bond.
Section 521.600 - Proceedings to avoid debt.
Section 521.610 - If cause of action be denied under oath, plaintiff must prove.
Section 521.620 - If not verified or collateral avoidance pleaded, effect of — judgment.
Section 521.630 - When plaintiff shall answer.
Section 521.640 - Proceedings when setoff is pleaded.
Section 521.650 - Issues tried as in ordinary actions — costs adjudged, how.
Section 521.740 - Bond and affidavit filed before circuit clerk issues writ of attachment.
Section 521.750 - Bond may be exacted, when.
Section 521.760 - Form of bond.
Section 521.770 - Third-party claim to be in writing.
Section 521.780 - Action on bond.
Section 521.790 - Officer not liable, when.
Section 521.800 - Officer, when liable.
Section 521.810 - Objections to security, how made.
Section 521.820 - Effect of overruling objections.
Section 521.830 - Officer, when not protected.
Section 521.840 - Proceedings in case of more than one claimant.
Section 521.850 - Claim to state value of property.
Section 521.860 - Court may require bond, when.
Section 521.870 - Proceedings for the distribution of money.