{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.140","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.140","heading":"Both parties appear — proceedings.","body":"When both parties appear before the judge in person, or by agent or attorney, at the time appointed for the trial of the cause, the judge shall proceed to examine the complaint and proofs of the parties, and judgment shall thereupon be rendered according to the finding of the judge, as herein directed.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 534 - Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=534.140","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"eab1202992b89db1309aadb58899e825d5a7a5717acb28c1bd1e504896f3a031","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.130","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}