Rule 55.24 – Pleadings, How Construed

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri

All pleadings shall be so construed as to do substantial justice.

Mo. R. Civ. P. 55.24

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

Committee Note – 1974

This is the same as prior Rule 55.26.

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