272.240. Partition fences--owner may demand payment, when. - Missouri Statutes

Partition fences--owner may demand payment, when.

272.240. Whenever the owner of real estate desires to erector construct a lawful fence which wholly or partially borders theland of another, he shall notify the other owner that he desiresa division fence. If within ninety days after receiving thenotice, the other landowner has not erected or constructedone-half of the division fence, the owner desiring the fence mayapply to the associate division of the circuit court for an orderto proceed with the construction and ordering the other landownerto pay one-half the value of so much thereof, as borders hisland, and upon the payment shall own an undivided one-half of thefence; except that no owner shall be required to pay more thanone-half the value of a lawful fence of four barbed wires,regardless of the type fence constructed. The associate divisionof the circuit court costs shall be taxed against the otherlandowner.

(L. 1963 p. 401 § 4, A.L. 1965 p. 395)