Section 429.220 – Judgment by default.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.220. Judgment by default. — Judgment by default shall be rendered against every defendant who, after being summoned or notified according to law, shall not appear and plead within the time allowed in ordinary civil actions. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 3558) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3168; 1919 § 7228; 1909 […]
Section 429.230 – Judgment on constructive notice.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.230. Judgment on constructive notice. — When the debtor has not been served with summons according to law, and has not appeared, but has been lawfully notified by publication, the judgment, if for the plaintiff, shall be that he recover the amount of the indebtedness found to be due, and […]
Section 429.240 – Judgment on personal service.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.240. Judgment on personal service. — When the debtor has been served with summons according to law, or appears to the action without service, the judgment, if for the plaintiff, shall be against such debtor as in ordinary cases, with the addition that if no sufficient property of the debtor […]
Section 429.250 – The execution.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.250. The execution. — The execution to be issued shall be a special fieri facias, and shall be in conformity with the judgment, and such writ shall be returnable as ordinary executions; and the advertisement, sale and conveyance of real or personal estate under the same shall be made as […]
Section 429.260 – Proceeds divided pro rata, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.260. Proceeds divided pro rata, when. — The liens for work and labor done or things furnished, as specified in sections 429.010 to 429.340, shall be upon an equal footing, without reference to the date of filing the account or lien; and in all cases where a sale shall be […]
Section 429.270 – Enforcement and adjudication of rights of several lienors in equitable action — procedure.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.270. Enforcement and adjudication of rights of several lienors in equitable action — procedure. — Any and all liens in sections 429.010 to 429.340 provided for may be adjudicated and determined and the rights of all parties interested in the same and in the property and of any of the […]
Section 429.280 – Parties to equitable action.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.280. Parties to equitable action. — 1. All persons claiming any lien or encumbrance upon, and all persons having any rights in or against and all owners and lessees of said property to be affected and any of it, all as may be disclosed by the proper public records, shall […]
Section 429.290 – Equitable action exclusive of other remedies.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.290. Equitable action exclusive of other remedies. — After any such equitable action is commenced, the same shall be exclusive of other remedies for the enforcement of mechanics’ liens, but until such action is brought, the other remedies provided for in sections 429.010 to 429.340 shall remain and exist. And […]
Section 429.300 – Other actions stayed when equitable action brought.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 429.300. Other actions stayed when equitable action brought. — The equitable action above provided for shall be brought in the proper court of record regardless of the amount claimed by the plaintiff or plaintiffs in such action, and all other suits that may have been brought on any mechanic’s lien […]
Section 429.160 – Assignment of mechanics’ liens — rights of assignee.
Effective – 28 Aug 1949 429.160. Assignment of mechanics’ liens — rights of assignee. — Any two or more persons having filed in the clerk’s office mechanics’ liens may assign to each other or to any other person all their right, title and interest in and to such mechanics’ liens, and the assignee thereof may […]