{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-521.540","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.540","heading":"When creditors may defend.","body":"In all suits by attachments, the court in which such suits are pending may, for the furtherance of justice, in its discretion, permit any person or persons who are creditors of the same defendant to appear in said suits on behalf of the defendant and make all such defenses as the defendant could make.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 521 - Attachments"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=521.540","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"7b7ec6b4c5418c0b400966a536dd614594e31775180ad75538ae4ed8ec5a19f0","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-521.530","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-521.550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}