Mississippi § 75-21-9 - Private persons and corporations may sue.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 75-21-9 — Private persons and corporations may sue., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 75-21-9. Private persons and corporations may sue.
Any person, natural or artificial, injured or damaged by a trust and combine as herein defined, or by its effects direct or indirect, may recover all damages of every kind sustained by him or it and in addition a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500.00), by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction. Said suit may be brought against one or more of the parties to the trust or combine and one or more of the officers and representatives of any corporation a party to the same, or one or more of either. Such penalty may be recovered in each instance of injury. All recoveries herein provided for may be sued for in one suit.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 75-21-9 cover?
Section 75-21-9 ("Private persons and corporations may sue.") 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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