If someone wins a lawsuit for waste, they get paid back for the actual harm the waste caused them — no more, no less.
537.480. What recovered for . — Any person who is entitled to such shall recover such damages as it shall appear that he has suffered by the waste complained of.
(RSMo 1939 § 3009)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2622; 1919 § 6916; 1909 § 7919
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