When any question shall arise as to the law of the United States, or of any other state or territory of the United States, or of the District of Columbia, or of any foreign country, the court shall take notice of such law in the same manner as if the question arose under the law of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 13-1-149
Courts to take notice of law of United States, other states, territories and foreign countries
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 476 So. 2d 599 - Kountouris v. Varvaris (1985)
Most recently applied in Daniel J. Hennessy, Jr. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (January 2022)
Codes, Hutchinson’s 1848, ch. 60, art. 10; 1857, ch. 61, art. 226; 1871, § 805; 1880, § 2296; 1892, § 939; 1906, § 1015; Hemingway’s 1917, § 735; 1930, § 1598; 1942, § 1761.
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