{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-530.050","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 530.050","heading":"Pleadings.","body":"The defendant may direct a motion to the petition or make return to the preliminary order, and when the return is made the plaintiff may plead thereto, if desired, by way of reply, within such time as the court may direct.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 530 - Prohibition"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=530.050","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"06184702542ac5249cceac52fc0b2be1698fa79c1fe1779ff0b27c1afb12efb4","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-530.040","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-530.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}