Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 514.060 (2026)

Recovery of costs in civil actions, by whom

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514.060. Recovery of costs in civil actions, by whom. — In all civil actions, or proceedings of any kind, the party prevailing shall recover his costs against the other party, except in those cases in which a different provision is made by law.

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(RSMo 1939 § 1406)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1242; 1919 § 1694; 1909 § 2263

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 67 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1952–2025 · leading case: Williams v. Trans States Airlines, Inc., 281 S.W.3d 854 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009).

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Williams v. Trans States Airlines, Inc., 281 S.W.3d 854 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 11× “Second, as noted supra in Williams’s first cross-point on appeal, Section 213.”

Leslie Riggs v. State of Missouri Dep't of Soc. Servs., 473 S.W.3d 177 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 12× “Section 514.060 provides: “In all civil actions, or proceedings of any kind, the party prevailing.”

Hesse v. Missouri Dep't of Corr., 530 S.W.3d 1 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 7× “Section 514.060 provides, “In all civil actions, or proceedings of any kind, the party prevailing shall recover his costs against the other party, except in those case in which a different provision is.”

Kaplan v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 166 S.W.3d 60 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 5× “Section 514.060 RSMo 2000 5 ; see also Rule 77.”

Randel McDonald v. Ins. Co. of the State of Pennsylvania, 460 S.W.3d 58 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 6× “020, RSMo 2000, and (6) by failing to assess court costs against ICSOP because they are entitled to costs pursuant to section 514.060, RSMo 2000, and Rule 77.01.”

Asher v. Carnahan, 268 S.W.3d 427 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “” § 514.060. Here, neither has the circuit court awarded costs nor has either party appealed the absence of such an award.”

Meyer v. Meyer, 842 S.W.2d 184 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “When costs are assessed against a party, a party has the right to contest the assessment and appeal if necessary.”

In the Matter of: G.K.S., a Minor, By her next friend Kati Jo Spencer & Kati Jo Spencer, Individually v. Jason Lee Staggs, 452 S.W.3d 244 (Mo. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 5× “section 514.060, which provides: “In all civil actions, or proceedings of any kind, the party prevailing shall recover his costs against the other party, except in those cases in which a different provision is made by law.”

Multidata Sys. Int'l Corp. v. Zhu, 107 S.W.3d 334 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “Section 514.060 states that a prevailing party shall recover his costs against the other party.”

Klinkerfuss v. Cronin, 199 S.W.3d 831 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “01; Section 514.060 RSMo (2000). In addition, a trial court has discretion to award all costs to a plaintiff in a multi-count petition if the plaintiff has prevailed on some, but not all, of his or her claims.”

Warren v. Dunlap, 532 S.W.3d 725 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “1971), the Court held that a court sitting in equity had inherent discretionary power to award and apportion costs despite a statute (section 514.060) that provided costs should ordinarily be paid by the losing party.”

Reed v. City of Springfield, 841 S.W.2d 283 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 6× “Section 514.060 states: In all civil actions, or proceedings of any kind, the party prevailing shall recover his costs against the other party, except in those cases in which a different provision is made by law.”

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