{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.540","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.540","heading":"Proceedings on default of defendant.","body":"In case of a judgment by default, a jury, or the court if no jury be required, shall assess the monthly value of the premises, and the damages and judgment shall be rendered on the verdict accordingly.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 534 - Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=534.540","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"7fce0a4c54c67d6899e0b5e3b065cf8f01e5e9e2ef74cc07a10dc04cad4b3fa8","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.380","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.570"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}