Terms Used In Missouri Laws 88.093

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.

The costs of the proceedings, up to and including the filing of the report of the commissioners in cases where damages are allowed by the report, shall be paid by the city, and all costs caused by any subsequent litigation shall be paid by the losing party, and in cases where the report disallows all claims for damages, the costs shall be paid by the losing party.