by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri
A pleading that sets forth a claim for relief, whether an original claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim shall contain (1) a short and plain statement of the facts showing that the pleader is entitled to relief and (2) a demand for judgment for the...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri
Each averment of a pleading shall be simple, concise and direct. No technical forms of pleading or motions are required.Mo. R. Civ. P. 55.04Adopted Jan. 19, 1973, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.Committee Note – 1974 This is the same as prior Rule 55.05. Compare: Rule...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri
(a)Signature Required. Every pleading, motion and other filing shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney’s individual name or by the self-represented party. An attorney who assists in the preparation of a pleading, motion, or other...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri
Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the title of the civil action, the file number and a designation as in Rule 55.01. In the petition, the title of the civil action shall include the names of all the parties, but in other...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri
There shall be a petition and an answer; and there shall be a reply to a counterclaim denominated as such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim; a third-party petition, if a person who was not an original party is summoned under the...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri
(a) The court may in its discretion allow any process, return or proof of service thereof to be filed or amended at any time unless it clearly appears that material prejudice would result to the substantial rights of the party against whom the process issued. The...
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