Mississippi § 51-9-119 - Appeals.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-9-119 — Appeals., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-9-119. Appeals.
Any person interested in or aggrieved by the final order of the court or the chancellor, creating the water supply district or dismissing the petition or admitting a county to the district, and who was a party to the proceedings in the chancery court may prosecute an appeal therefrom within ten days from the date of such decree by furnishing an appeal bond in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) with two good and sufficient sureties, conditioned to pay all costs of the appeal in the event the decree is affirmed. Such appeal bond shall be subject to the approval of the chancery clerk. When the transcript of the record of the case shall be filed in the office of the supreme court, the appellee having been summoned to appear and answer the appeal, ten days after service of the summons on appellee or his attorney the court shall consider such case as entitled to be heard. Any party to any proceeding in any court involving any of the provisions of this article may waive any time for filing pleadings so as to obtain an earlier hearing. Any appeal from such order or decree of the chancery court or chancellor shall be a preference case in the supreme court and shall be tried at the earliest moment convenient with said court.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mississippi § 51-9-119
What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-9-119 cover?
Section 51-9-119 ("Appeals.") 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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