Mo. Rev. Stat. § 514.160
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
If any person shall take an appeal from a judgment of any court to the supreme court, or to any district of the court of appeals, and the judgment shall be affirmed or the appeal discontinued or dismissed, the appellee shall recover his costs; and if the judgment be reversed, the appellant shall recover his costs.
§ 514.160, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 1417, A. 1949 H.B. 2122, A.L. 1973 S.B. 263