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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 517.021 (2026)

Rules of civil procedure to apply

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  517.021.  Rules of civil procedure to apply. — The rules of civil procedure shall apply to cases or classes of cases to which this chapter is applicable, except where otherwise provided by law.

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(L. 1985 S.B. 5, et al., A.L. 1988 H.B. 1660)

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Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2021 · leading case: Exch. Nat'l Bank of Jefferson City v. Wolken, 819 S.W.2d 45 (Mo. 1991).
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Exch. Nat'l Bank of Jefferson City v. Wolken, 819 S.W.2d 45 (Mo. 1991). · cites it 6× “Section 517.021, RSMo Cum.Supp.1990, provides: “The rules of civil procedure shall apply to cases or classes of cases to which this chapter is applicable, except where otherwise provided by law.”
Becker Glove Int'l, Inc. v. Jack Dubinsky & Sons, 41 S.W.3d 885 (Mo. 2001). · cites it 2× “5 Section 517.021 says that the rules of civil procedure “shall apply to cases or classes of cases to which this chapter is applicable, except where otherwise provided by law.”
Pemiscot Cnty. Mem'l Hosp. v. Bell, 770 S.W.2d 499 (Mo. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “§ 517.021. The rules of civil procedure authorize trial courts to retain control over judgments for thirty days following the entry of the judgment during which, after giving notice to the parties and for good cause, the trial court may “vacate, reopen, correct, amend, or modify…”
KMS, Inc. v. Wilson, 857 S.W.2d 525 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “Section 517.021, RSMo 1986 applies the rules of civil procedure to cases before associate circuit judges, except where otherwise provided by law.”
Rahman v. Matador Villa Assocs., 821 S.W.2d 102 (Mo. 1991). · cites it 3× “” Section 517.021, RSMo Supp.1990. Section 535.”
State ex rel. Cardinal Realty Servs., Inc. v. Schoeberl, 915 S.W.2d 340 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “05(b) for Relator to file its application for change of judge. The record before this court shows that the case was not tried on the return date of the summons, but rather, was continued.”
Manor Square, Inc. v. Heartthrob of Kansas City, Inc., 854 S.W.2d 38 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993). “01(f); § 517.021. “Rule 41.01(f) expresses a judicial deference to the legislative enactments establishing specialized procedures for actions before associate circuit divisions.”
Ray Klein, Inc. v. Kerr, 272 S.W.3d 896 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008). “01(d); § 517.021. PCS’ argument is based upon Rule 59.”
Kohnen v. Hameed, 894 S.W.2d 196 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995). “020 was repealed and replaced by RSMo § 517.021 (1986), which states: "The rules of civil procedure shall apply to cases or classes of cases to which this chapter is applicable, except where otherwise provided by law.”
Parkside Wireworks, L.L.C. v. MDG Mgmt. Corp., 69 S.W.3d 133 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “Section 517.021, RSMo 2000, 2 provides that “the rules of civil procedure shall apply to cases or classes of cases to which this chapter is applicable, except where otherwise provided by law.”
State ex rel. McDonald's Corp. v. Bryant, 151 S.W.3d 101 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 6× “Section 517.021 provides that the rules of civil procedure “shall apply to cases or classes of cases to which this chapter is applicable, except where otherwise provided by law.”
Zick, Voss, Politte & Richardson v. Jeannette M. Puetz, 629 S.W.3d 843 (Mo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “” Section 517.021. And one of those exceptions is whether and when a responsive pleading must be filed.”
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