(1) The circuit court shall, in its general judgment, apportion such just compensation as it may award among the various persons found by it to own or have some right, title or interest in such real property. The awarded compensation shall be apportioned according to the rules of law governing the distribution of awards made when real property is taken under the power of eminent domain.
(2) The liability of the city terminates wholly when it pays into court the sums determined by the circuit court to be just compensation.