Mo. Rev. Stat. § 511.160
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
Whenever such interlocutory judgment shall be rendered for the plaintiff, the damages or other relief shall not be other or greater than that which he shall have demanded in the petition, as originally filed and served on defendant; but in any other case, the court may grant him any relief consistent with the case made by the plaintiff and embraced within the issues.
§ 511.160, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 1246