Missouri Laws 525.130 – Plaintiff may exhibit interrogatories against garnishees — interrogatories, ..
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 525.130
- Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
The plaintiff may exhibit in the cause written interrogatories touching the property, effects and credits attached in the hands of any garnishee, and require such garnishee to make full, direct and true answers to the same, upon oath; which interrogatories shall be filed at the return term of the writ, and within the first three days thereof, if the term shall so long continue, and if not, then before the end of the term, and not afterward, unless for good cause shown the court shall order otherwise.