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Claims for personal injury or damage to your property and claims for money damages for breach of contract must be filed within five years. Claims to recover money for breach of a written promise to pay must be filed within ten years from the date of the breach of the written promise.

Rule 55.06 - Joinder of Claims and Remedies (a)Joinder of Claims. A party asserting a claim to relief as an original claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim may join, either as independent or as alternate claims, as many claims, legal or equitable, as the party has against an opposing party.

How Small Claims Lawsuits are Filed. The plaintiff (the one who files the lawsuit) usually submits the legal documents in the associate circuit court where the person or business you are suing is located or where the product or service was bought. The filing fee is $35.50.

Service by publication shall be proved by an affidavit showing the dates upon which and the newspaper in which the notice was published. A copy of the notice shall be attached to the affidavit which shall be filed.

This is called a default judgment, and the plaintiff (the person suing you) can then pursue legal means to collect the money from you. If you do not agree that you owe the money and you want to defend the claim against you, you should appear in court on the day noted on the summons and present your side of the story.

A Missouri lawsuit starts by filing a petition. A petition states the facts of a dispute, which are typically briefly described in chronological order in numbered paragraphs. The petition must state enough facts to show that the plaintiff has a viable cause of action against the defendant.