The term “person,” when used in any statute, shall apply to artificial as well as natural persons; and when used to designate the party whose property may be the subject of offense, shall include the United States, this state, or any other state, territory, or country, and any county, city, town or village which may lawfully own property in this state; also all public and private corporations, as well as individuals.
Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-39
Person
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 897 So. 2d 972 - Horne v. Mobile Area Water & Sewer System (2004)
Most recently applied in Cater v. State (March 2009)
Codes, Hutchinson’s 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 8 (29); 1857, ch. 64, art. 350, ch. 66, art. 4; 1871, §§ 2857, 2933; 1880, §§ 13, 3106; 1892, § 1512; 1906, § 1590; Hemingway’s …
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