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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 509.240

  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.

When any claim or counterclaim shall be founded upon any written instrument and the same shall be set up at length in the pleading or a copy attached thereto as an exhibit, the execution of such instrument shall be deemed confessed unless the party charged to have executed the same shall specifically deny the execution thereof.