The state shall be entitled to bring all actions and all remedies to which individuals are entitled in a given state of case. It may maintain the action of unlawful entry and detainer in all cases, at its option, for the recovery of land.
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-45-11
The state entitled to all actions — unlawful detainer for its lands
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 557 So. 2d 780 - Harrison County v. City of Gulfport (1990)
Most recently applied in 557 So. 2d 780 - Harrison County v. City of Gulfport (February 1990)
Codes, 1880, § 897; 1892, § 4253; 1906, § 4805; Hemingway’s 1917, § 3169; 1930, § 6002; 1942, § 4392.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.