{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-521.640","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.640","heading":"Proceedings when setoff is pleaded.","body":"When the petition alleges a setoff, or other collateral avoidance of the cause of action, the plaintiff may answer the same, as in ordinary actions; and, in default of such answer, judgment may be taken in like manner and with like effect as in ordinary actions.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 521 - Attachments"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=521.640","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"20299956b5c81af26d48207d874aef030d9e5a69453eeb1e722bacf93115b413","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-521.630","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-521.650"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}