Mo. Rev. Stat. § 527.240
All proceedings had under sections 527.190 to 527.250, inclusive, shall conform, when not otherwise expressly provided, as near as may be to the rules and practice in civil cases.
(RSMo 1939 § 1694)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1530; 1919 § 1980; 1909 § 2544