{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.130","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.130","heading":"Failure of defendant to appear.","body":"If the defendant, being duly summoned, does not appear at the time appointed for hearing the complaint, the judge shall proceed with the hearing of the cause.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 534 - Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=534.130","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"4290e49ef48a9de944eb0b0c49a3cd34d8b6edc5563a82dd0e09469a598577cd","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.120","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}