{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-512.280","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 512.280","heading":"Same cause to be heard — necessary parties may be added.","body":"The same cause of action, and no other, that was tried before the associate circuit judge, shall be tried before the judge upon the trial de novo; provided, that new parties, plaintiff or defendant, necessary to a complete determination of the cause of action, may be added in the trial de novo.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 512 - Appeals and Appellate Procedure"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=512.280","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"00c728fb9931053bb36cd3779141e00dc996fb1fe857bf32a6ec8a92103e34e2","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-512.270","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-512.290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}