Mississippi § 69-13-27 - Owner may replevy animal.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 69-13-27 — Owner may replevy animal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-13-27. Owner may replevy animal.
The owner of the animal, or person entitled to the custody, may, after suit is brought and before final judgment, replevy the animal by giving bond, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the justice of the peace, clerk, constable, or sheriff, in double the value thereof; and thereafter the suit shall proceed and the bond be in the place of the animal, and judgment may be rendered against the obligors therein.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 69-13-27 ("Owner may replevy animal.") 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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