{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-511.140","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 511.140","heading":"Judgment by default, how proceeded on to final judgment.","body":"Whenever an interlocutory judgment shall be rendered for the plaintiff by default nihil dicit, confession, or upon an issue of law, in any suit founded upon a written instrument, or upon a judgment of any court of record, and the demand is ascertained by such instrument or the record of any such judgment, the court shall assess the damages, and final judgment shall be given thereon.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 511 - Judgments"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=511.140","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"e7261be7e239b03be1e309593a87868bf7cf843bdc92a063f7e23652b65ac4c3","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-511.130","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-511.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}