Mississippi § 11-19-81 - When title of plaintiff has expired.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-19-81 — When title of plaintiff has expired., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-19-81. When title of plaintiff has expired.
If it appear at the trial that the plaintiff or plaintiffs, or one (1) of them, was, at the commencement of the action, entitled to recover possession of the premises in question, or of some part thereof, but that his or their title has expired at the time of the trial, the plaintiff or plaintiffs so entitled shall, notwithstanding such expiration, have a verdict according to the fact that he had such right of recovery at the commencement of the action, and shall recover his costs of suit; but as to the premises claimed, the judgment shall be that the plaintiff be involuntarily dismissed.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-19-81 ("When title of plaintiff has expired.") 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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