If the value of the land, aside from the improvements, exceeds the value of the improvements, the court may, in its discretion, order either that the plaintiff shall pay for the improvements before he shall be allowed to take possession of the land, or that the land shall be divided between the occupying claimant and the plaintiff, according to their respective rights.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 524.220
Land may be divided, when
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1554); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1390; 1919 § 1840; 1909 § 2407
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.