Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.230 (2026)

Pleading written instrument

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  509.230.  Pleading written instrument. — Whenever a claim, defense, or counterclaim is founded upon a written instrument, the same may be pleaded according to legal effect, or may be recited at length in the pleading, or a copy may be attached to the pleading as an exhibit.

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(L. 1943 p. 353 § 55)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Dodson v. City of Wentzville, 133 S.W.3d 528 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004).
Dodson v. City of Wentzville, 133 S.W.3d 528 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “22, which is derived from section 509.230, states that “[w]hen a claim .”
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