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Rule 55.04 – Technical Forms Not Required in Pleading

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. 55.04

Adopted Jan. 19, 1973, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.

Committee Note – 1974

This is the same as prior Rule 55.05.

Compare: Rule 8(e)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.