The court may dismiss an action commenced or continued on affidavit of poverty, if satisfied that the allegation of poverty was untrue.
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-19
Court may dismiss action of poor persons
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 594 So. 2d 25 - Blanks v. State (1992)
Most recently applied in Blake v. ESTATE OF CLEIN EX REL. CLEIN (June 2010)
Codes, 1880, § 2370; 1892, § 871; 1906, § 948; Hemingway’s 1917, § 657; 1930, § 664; 1942, § 1575.
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