In actions ex delicto, how awarded.

514.110. In all actions not founded on contract, the damagesclaimed in the petition shall determine the jurisdiction of thecourt, and if the plaintiff recover any damages he shall recoverhis costs.

(RSMo 1939 § 1411)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1247; 1919 § 1699; 1909 § 2268