{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-509.350","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.350","heading":"Motion searches record.","body":"Upon motion directed to an answer or reply, substantial defects in all prior pleadings may be considered and judgment rendered against the party who has first failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or to state a legal defense to a claim.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 509 - Pleadings"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=509.350","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"f4bd1b456eedde6798b2f3ce04a985d3e1cfd80c5c55c3c87faf6c81ff87f3e3","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-509.340","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-509.360"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}