514.220. Adjudication of costs in partition. - Missouri Statutes

Adjudication of costs in partition.

514.220. In all cases founded on the statutes concerning thepartition of lands, the costs shall be paid by the partiesplaintiff and defendant, according to their respective interestsin the lands which may be the subject of the proceedings; and thecourt shall render judgment against each party for his or hershare of such costs. If the lands, or any part thereof, be soldin partition, then the costs adjudged against the party orparties whose interests shall be sold shall be paid out of theproceeds of such sale; and against all parties to suchproceedings among whom partition shall be made in kind, anexecution may issue, and shall be levied on the lands, tenements,goods and chattels of each party to such proceedings, whose shareis set off in kind; provided, that no lands, tenements, goods orchattels shall be levied upon and sold, under and by virtue ofsuch execution, except for the satisfaction of such part of saidcosts as may be adjudged against the owner thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 1422)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1258; 1919 § 1710; 1909 § 2279

CROSS REFERENCES:

Costs in partition to be paid from proceeds of sale, RSMo 528.460

Partition costs, RSMo 528.220, 528.320, 528.350, 528.450, 528.530, 528.580, 528.610