Section 16.16 Value

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A. (§16.16) Value

The plaintiff does not need to retain an expert to testify to the value of the plaintiff’s own property. Instead, it is a well-recognized rule that an owner of real property may testify regarding his or her opinion of the value of the property. H & B Masonry Co. v. Davis, 32 S.W.3d 120, 124–25 (Mo. App. E.D. 2000); M.A.Z. v. F.J.Z., 943 S.W.2d 781 (Mo. App. E.D. 1997). The reason for this rule is that...