Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.030
521.030 The affidavit.
521.030. The affidavit. — 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