{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-429.220","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.220","heading":"Judgment by default.","body":"Judgment by default shall be rendered against every defendant who, after being summoned or notified according to law, shall not appear and plead within the time allowed in ordinary civil actions.","path":["Title XXVII - DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONS","Chapter 429 - Statutory Liens Against Real Estate"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=429.220","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"3f380e3fc451586934e8425176350a7caeee13895937db4dba2cd39ecd37ce7a","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-429.210","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-429.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}