If the amount of damages finally allowed by the court or jury shall be greater than the amount allowed by the commissioners, the excess shall be paid by the city and the assessments against the property benefitted and against the city, if any, as made by the commissioners, shall remain the same, but if the amount of damages finally allowed shall be less than the amount allowed by the commissioners all assessments made by the commissioners shall be reduced proportionately.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.043
Condemnation of property — payment of assessed damages
Effective: 28 Aug 1949; (RSMo 1939 § 6761, A. 1949 H.B. 2036); Prior revisions: 1929 § 6634; 1919 § 8122
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.