Mississippi § 85-7-41 - Writ; where returnable.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 85-7-41 — Writ; where returnable., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 85-7-41. Writ; where returnable.
The writ shall be returnable before the justice of the peace who issued it or some other justice of the peace, if the principal of the sum claimed does not exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and, if it does, it shall be returnable to the circuit court; and in such case the affidavit shall be filed, by the officer who issued the writ, in the office of the clerk of the circuit court, on or before the return day of the writ.
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Section 85-7-41 ("Writ; where returnable.") 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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