Mississippi § 11-46-13 - Jurisdiction; appeals; venue.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-46-13 — Jurisdiction; appeals; venue., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-46-13. Jurisdiction; appeals; venue.
Jurisdiction for any suit filed under the provisions of this chapter shall be in the court having original or concurrent jurisdiction over a cause of action upon which the claim is based. The judge of the appropriate court shall hear and determine, without a jury, any suit filed under the provisions of this chapter. Appeals may be taken in the manner provided by law. The venue for any suit filed under the provisions of this chapter against the state or its employees shall be in the county in which the act, omission or event on which the liability phase of the action is based, occurred or took place. The venue for all other suits filed under the provisions of this chapter shall be in the county or judicial district thereof in which the principal offices of the governing body of the political subdivision are located. The venue specified in this subsection shall control in all actions filed against governmental entities, notwithstanding that other defendants which are not governmental entities may be joined in the suit, and notwithstanding the provisions of any other venue statute that otherwise would apply.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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