Terms Used In Missouri Laws 411.170

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: the Missouri department of agriculture. See Missouri Laws 411.026
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

The certificates issued by the department shall be conclusive evidence to all parties interested of the facts stated therein and shall form the basis of settlement between buyers and sellers unless otherwise specified by contract; provided, the department shall have the right upon reinspection or otherwise to cancel and revoke any certificate and issue a new one in its stead, and every certificate of grade shall be subject to appeal as provided by law; and in either case such new certificate or the appeal certificate shall in such event be final and binding between the parties.