Failure to state a claim or defense, raised on motion, when.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.300
in effect509.300. Failure to state a claim or defense, raised on motion, when. — The objections of failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or to state a legal defense to a claim may be raised by motion when these objections appear on the face of the pleadings.
(L. 1943 p. 353 § 62)
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