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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.520 (2026)

Personal judgment authorized

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  506.520.  Personal judgment authorized — default judgment, when. — 1.  When jurisdiction over a person, firm, or corporation who is outside this state is acquired in accordance with the provisions of sections 506.500 and 506.510, the court shall have the power to render a personal judgment against such person, firm, or corporation.

  2.  No default judgment shall be entered until the expiration of at least thirty days after service of process.  A default judgment rendered on service of process provided by sections 506.500 to 506.520 may be set aside only on a showing which would be timely and sufficient to set aside a default judgment rendered on ordinary service of process within this state.

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(L. 1967 p. 660 § 3)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1968–1978 · leading case: State ex rel. Deere & Co. v. Pinnell, 454 S.W.2d 889 (Mo. 1970).
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State ex rel. Deere & Co. v. Pinnell, 454 S.W.2d 889 (Mo. 1970). · cites it 2× “to any cause of action arising from the doing of any of such acts: (1) The transaction of any business within this state; (2) The making of any contract within this state; (3) The commission of a tortious act within this state (emphasis added) ; (4) The ownership, use, or…”
Adams Dairy Co. v. Nat'l Dairy Prods. Corp., 293 F. Supp. 1135 (W.D. Mo. 1968). · cites it 2× “” That section, Section 506.520, provides: “1. When jurisdiction over a person, firm, or corporation who is outside this state is acquired in accordance with the provisions of sections 506.”
State ex rel. Nw. Arkansas Produce Co. v. Gaertner, 573 S.W.2d 391 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978). “§ 506.520. Because of the significance of § 506.”
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