Mississippi § 11-37-149 - Claim of property by third person.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-37-149 — Claim of property by third person., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-37-149. Claim of property by third person.
If a third person, not a party to the action of replevin, shall claim to be the owner or entitled to the possession of goods or chattels involved in a replevin action, he shall not be allowed to institute another action of replevin while the former is pending, but may intervene in said action and present his claim under oath.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-37-149 ("Claim of property by third person.") 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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