Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXXVI. Statutory Actions and Torts § 533.130. If plaintiff has not property, assessment of damages

If the plaintiff has not the property in possession, damages shall be assessed as directed in section 533.110, for the taking or detention, or both, as the case may be, of the property; and judgment shall be rendered against the plaintiff and his sureties for the damages, if any, and for costs of suit.