Each different property, identified by separate ownership, shall constitute a separate civil action and shall require a separate trial, unless otherwise agreed by all parties with the approval of the court. Trial shall be to a jury which shall be examined and impaneled in accordance with the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. Alternatively, trial may be to the court, as provided by the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure.
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-27-13
Separate trials; to injury or to court
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 592 So. 2d 927 - McDonald's Corp. v. ROBINSON INDUSTRIES (1992)
Most recently applied in Carl Ronnie Daricek Living Trust v. Hancock County Ex Rel. Board of Supervisors (May 2010)
Codes, 1942, § 2749-07; Laws, 1971, ch. 520, § 7; Laws, 1991, ch. 573, § 63, eff from and after July 1, 1991.
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