Whenever the fence of any owner of real estate, now erected or constructed, or which shall hereafter be erected or constructed, the same being a lawful fence, as defined by sections 272.010 and 272.020, serves to enclose the land of another, or which shall become a part of the fence enclosing the lands of another, on demand made by the person owning such fence, such other person shall pay the owner one-half the value of so much thereof as serves to enclose his land, and upon such payment shall own an undivided half of such fence.

(RSMo 1939 § 14574)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 12911; 1919 § 5516; 1909 § 6459