Mississippi § 89-7-99 - Pleas to the declaration.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 89-7-99 — Pleas to the declaration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 89-7-99. Pleas to the declaration.
The only pleas to a declaration in replevin shall be either, first, a denial that the goods were seized on demand or at the plaint of the defendant; or, second, an avowry that they were rightfully seized for rent or supplies, or both, due and in arrear, or to become due. The two pleas can only be pleaded together when each is to only a part of the declaration and relates to separate portions of the property. The first of said pleas shall be substantially to the following effect, to wit: “Thomas East v. Circuit court, County. William West. “Now comes the defendant, William West, and for plea to plaintiff’s declaration, says: It is not true that he caused an officer of County to seize and take from plaintiff, Thomas East, under an attachment for rent, the possession of the property, or any part of it, described in the said declaration; and of this the defendant puts himself upon the country.” Click to view On the trial of this plea the burden of proof shall be on the plaintiff.
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Section 89-7-99 ("Pleas to the declaration.") 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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