528.550. Order of sale may be had without the appointment of commissioners, when--special commissioner, duty and power of. - Missouri Statutes

Order of sale may be had without the appointment of commissioners,when--special commissioner, duty and power of.

528.550. If, in any case, from the nature and amount of theproperty sought to be divided, and the number of the owners itshall be apparent to the court that the assignment of dower, ifany, and partition thereof, in kind, cannot be made without greatprejudice to the owners, an order of sale may be made, withoutthe appointment of commissioners; and if the sale be made by aspecial commissioner, he may, if he deem it beneficial to theparties interested, divide the land ordered to be sold into lots,and lay out avenues, streets, lanes or alleys, and in such casehe shall sell only the lots, and not such parts as were laid outin avenues, streets, lanes or alleys; in case the commissionersubdivides, it shall be his duty, before sale, to file in thecourt a plat of such subdivisions.

(RSMo 1939 § 1763)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1599; 1919 § 2047; 1909 § 2612