{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-514.170","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 514.170","heading":"Adjudication of costs upon dismissal of plaintiff's suit — in other cases.","body":"Upon the plaintiff dismissing his suit, or defendant dismissing the same for want of prosecution, the defendant shall recover against the plaintiff his costs; and in all other cases it shall be in the discretion of the court to award costs or not, except in those cases in which a different provision is made by law.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 514 - Costs (Civil Cases)"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=514.170","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"b2c8b72b60399f50f0b41d51bdfe9432a04128c45a5753648cd698a1e6e35f8a","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-514.160","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-514.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}