Mississippi § 11-25-101 - County court; remedy in what cases.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-25-101 — County court; remedy in what cases., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-25-101. County court; remedy in what cases.
Any one deprived of the possession of land by force, intimidation, fraud, stratagem, stealth, and any landlord, vendor, vendee, mortgagee, or trustee, or cestui que trust, or other person against whom the possession of land is withheld, by his tenant, vendee, vendor, mortgagor, grantor, or other person, after the expiration of his right by contract, express or implied, to hold possession, and the legal representatives or assigns of him who is so deprived of possession, or from whom possession is so withheld, as against him who so obtained possession, or withholds possession after the expiration of his right, and all persons claiming to hold under him, shall, at any time within one year after such deprivation or withholding of possession, be entitled to the summary remedy herein prescribed.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-25-101 ("County court; remedy in what cases.") 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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