Mo. Rev. Stat. ยง 256.130
256.130 Damages โ hearings โ procedure.
256.130. Damages โ hearings โ procedure. โ If the parties interested cannot agree upon the amount to be paid for damages caused thereby, either of them may petition the circuit court in the county in which the land is situated, which court shall appoint a time for a hearing as soon as may be, and order at least fourteen days' notice to be given to all persons interested, and, with or without a view of the premises, as the court may determine, hear the parties and their witnesses and assess damages.
(RSMo 1939 ยง 14897, A. 1949 S.B. 1117) Prior revisions: 1929 ยง 9737; 1919 ยง 12747; 1909 ยง 11329