Mo. Rev. Stat. § 205.240
Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
If the board of hospital trustees and the owners of any property desired by them for hospital purposes cannot agree as to the price to be paid therefor, they shall report the facts to the county commission, and condemnation proceedings shall be instituted by the county commission and prosecuted in the name of the county wherein such public hospital is to be located by the county attorney for such county.
§ 205.240, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 15198