All replevin actions, whether followed by writ of replevin as herein provided or by summons, as hereinafter provided, shall be triable in termtime or in vacation, and the court or judge having jurisdiction shall proceed at such hearing to a final determination of the rights of the parties to possession, provided at least five (5) days process has been had upon the defendant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-37-125
Trial of replevin actions
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Hollis v. Itawamba County Loans (1981)
Most recently applied in Emily F. Cooley v. Lawrence J. Tucker, Jr. (September 2016)
Laws, 1975, ch. 508, § 13, eff from and after passage (approved April 8, 1975
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