Mississippi § 11-21-9 - Controverted title and all equities disposed of.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-21-9 — Controverted title and all equities disposed of., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-21-9. Controverted title and all equities disposed of.
If the title of the plaintiffs seeking partition or sale of land for a division shall be controverted, it shall not be necessary for the court to dismiss the complaint, but the question of title shall be tried and determined in the suit and the court shall have power to determine all questions of title, and to remove all clouds upon the title, if any, of the lands whereof partition is sought and to apportion encumbrances, if partition be made of land encumbered and it be deemed proper to do so. The court may adjust the equities between and determine all claims of the several cotenants, as well as the equities and claims of encumbrancers.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-21-9 ("Controverted title and all equities disposed of.") 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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