Mississippi § 11-3-3 - Appeals in some cases returnable at any time.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-3-3 — Appeals in some cases returnable at any time., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-3-3. Appeals in some cases returnable at any time.
Appeals from judgments against persons deprived of their liberty in cases of habeas corpus, and from judgment on informations in the nature of quo warranto to try the right to a public office, whether state, district, county, or municipal, and in actions of mandamus where the public interest is concerned, and in cases at law or in chancery involving taxes claimed by the state, county, or municipality, may be returnable before the Supreme Court immediately, without reference to the return days for other appeals; and when the transcript of the record of the case shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the Supreme Court, the appellee having been summoned to appear and answer the appeal, ten days after service of the summons on him or his attorney, the court shall consider such cases as entitled to be heard without regard to the district from which they are brought, and in preference to all civil cases, and they shall be heard and disposed of with all convenient speed.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-3-3 ("Appeals in some cases returnable at any time.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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