Mo. Sup. Ct. Op. R 17.29
Circuit Civil Case Types. Tort, contract, administrative review, real estate, and extraordinary remedy cases filed in the circuit divisions, associate civil and small claims trials de novo, other miscellaneous actions filed in the circuit divisions, and such other actions defined as circuit civil cases by the State Judicial records Committee.
Filing: The date of the filing of the first pleading, the date of receipt of the case documents on a change of venue, or, for supplemental filings, the date the supplemental filing was initiated, for instance a motion for new trial is sustained, or a default judgment or structured settlement is set aside.
Resolution: The date the trial court entered its judgment, the case is dismissed, the petition is withdrawn, the case is transferred to another county on a change of venue, a structured settlement is reached or the case is otherwise disposed, whichever occurs first.
Mo. Sup. Ct. Op. R 17.29