Terms Used In Missouri Laws 511.560

  • 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.

If an executor or administrator be plaintiff or defendant in a judgment or decree, and shall die, resign or be dismissed before the same is satisfied or carried into effect, the judgment or decree may be revived by or against the administrator de bonis non, in the manner aforesaid.