Missouri Laws 509.020 – Caption of pleading — what set forth
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 509.020
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the title of the action, the file number, and a designation as in section 509.010. In the petition the title of the action shall include the names of all the parties, but in other pleadings it is sufficient to state the name of the first party on each side with an appropriate indication of other parties.