Terms Used In Missouri Laws 511.210

  • 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.

The petition of defendant shall be served on the plaintiff in the judgment or notice given by publication to him, or, if the plaintiff be dead, then on or to his legal representatives, in like time and manner as provided for the service or giving of notice in case of an original petition upon a defendant.