Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.030
An affidavit alleging any one of the causes set forth in the several subdivisions of section 521.010, in the language of such subsection, shall be held good and sufficient.
(RSMo 1939 § 1440)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1276; 1919 § 1727; 1909 § 2296