Terms Used In Missouri Laws 522.180

  • 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.

Whenever any action shall be pending on such bond, the defendant may, at any time before judgment rendered in such action, pay to the plaintiff, or bring into court for the plaintiff’s use, the principal sum and interest due on such bond, together with costs in such action, and thereupon such action shall be discontinued.