{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-506.110","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.110","heading":"How suits may be instituted in courts of record.","body":"1. Suits may be instituted in courts of record, except when the statute law of this state otherwise provides, either:\n(1) By filing in the office of the clerk of the court a petition setting forth the plaintiff's cause or causes of action, and the remedy sought, and by the voluntary appearance of the adverse party thereto; or\n(2) By filing such petition in such office, and suing out thereon a writ of summons against the person or of attachment against the property of the defendant.\n2. The filing of a petition in a court of record, or a statement or account before a court not of record, and suing out of process therein, shall be taken and deemed the commencement of a suit.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=506.110","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"ee5348eeb63f24a15b913bf13347531295a56c53d5ccf97f4c5d6a27079204e8","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-506.100","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-506.120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}