Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.470
Defendant may plead to merits, when
Missouri · Revised Statutes of Missouri Chapter 521 — Attachments · Status: effective · Effective 1939-08-28
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Every defendant not served with a summons may, at any time before final judgment against him, appear and plead to the merits of the action on such terms as the court may direct.