Rule 67.05 – Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Civil Action-Effect on Counterclaim, Cross-Claim, and Ancillary Matters

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri

No dismissal, voluntary or involuntary, of a plaintiff’s civil action shall operate to dismiss a previously filed counterclaim or cross-claim. No dismissal, voluntary or involuntary, of a plaintiff’s civil action shall operate to discontinue any ancillary matter pending before the court. If an ancillary matter is not ruled on within ninety days after the dismissal, it is denied.

Mo. R. Civ. P. 67.05

Amended Jan. 19, 1973, eff. Sept. 1, 1973; June 1, 1993, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; June 17, 1997, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.