Terms Used In Missouri Laws 511.180

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

If the plaintiff shall, at any time after such final judgment, serve the defendant, within any of the United States or the territories thereof, with notice of the suit and a copy of the judgment thereon, and such defendant shall not, within one year after such service, bring his petition for review, the court, on proof of the service of such notice, shall make an order that the judgment stand absolute.