Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.040
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88.040 Condemnation of property — appeals from judgment.
Official statutory text
88.040. Condemnation of property — appeals from judgment. — Appeals from the final judgment of the court on jury verdicts shall be allowed to any defendant, defendants or the city as in condemnation proceedings by railroad companies, and shall be controlled and governed by the same rules as far as the same may be applicable. But no such appeal shall operate as a supersedeas or delay the right of the city to take possession of the property condemned.
(RSMo 1939 §§ 6760, 7493, A. 1949 H.B. 2036) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 6633, 7340; 1919 §§ 8121, 8754
(RSMo 1939 §§ 6760, 7493, A. 1949 H.B. 2036) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 6633, 7340; 1919 §§ 8121, 8754
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