Rule 67.01 – Dismissal Without Prejudice and With Prejudice

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri

A dismissal without prejudice permits the party to bring another civil action for the same cause, unless the civil action is otherwise barred. A dismissal with prejudice bars the assertion of the same cause of action or claim against the same party.

Mo. R. Civ. P. 67.01

Amended Jan. 19, 1973, eff. Sept. 1, 1973; June 5, 1980, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; June 1, 1993, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.