Section 1.13 Responsive Pleadings

• Library: DWI 2014

The Director or the prosecutor may, but is not required to, file an answer or responsive pleading. Declue v. Dir. of Revenue,361 S.W.3d 465 (Mo. App. E.D. 2012); Slaughter v. Dir. of Revenue,997 S.W.2d 132 (Mo. App. S.D. 1999). In Declue,the circuit court entered a default judgment setting aside the revocation when the Director failed to file an answer to the petition. The Director appealed the judgment, and the court of appeals determined that neither the Director...