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MS Code § 11-51-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 51 - Appeals|§ 11-51-103. Written demand for appeal in certain cases

 In all cases where an appeal is desired without bond, from a judgment of a justice of the peace, and in cases of unlawful entry and detainer, by parties who are not required to give bond therefor, a written demand for the appeal shall be filed, in lieu of the bond required of others, within the time allowed for appeal in such cases.
MS Code § 11-51-111 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 51 - Appeals|§ 11-51-111. Taking of appeal from courts of separate judicial districts in Harrison County

 In Harrison County, a county having two judicial districts, all appeals, writs of error or other like remedies may be taken and prosecuted from the circuit, chancery and county courts of either of said districts to the Supreme Court, in the same manner and to the same extent and on the same terms as appeals, writs of error and other like remedies are authorized to be taken from the circuit, chancery and county courts holden in the different counties of the state.
MS Code § 11-53-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-5. How security given

 Security for costs may be given by recognizance entered into in open court, or by written undertaking indorsed on or filed with the papers in the cause, or by a deposit with the clerk of the court of the amount in cash or a certified check on any solvent bank in this state. The judgment, when rendered against the plaintiff or complainant, shall be rendered against the surety as well as against the plaintiff or complainant; and execution may be issued as in other cases for all costs for which the plaintiff or complainant may be liable in the cause. Additional security may be required by the court or the justice of the peace, if it appear that the security already taken is insufficient.
MS Code § 11-53-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-7. Security for costs before justice of the peace

 The foregoing provisions as to securing or paying costs before suit brought, and requiring security for costs after suit commenced, and as to rendering judgment against the plaintiff and surety, shall apply to justices of the peace, and the courts held by them as such, or in proceedings in unlawful entry and detainer, or in any other proceeding; but in those courts the security, when required after the commencement of a suit, shall be given within ten days after the order of the court made for that purpose.
MS Code § 11-53-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-9. Costs paid from deposit

 In case of a deposit of money or certified check for costs, if the costs be adjudged against the party making the deposit, the clerk or justice shall pay the costs out of the deposit, and the residue to the party entitled thereto. If the party making the deposit be not liable for costs, the whole of the deposit shall be returned to him.
MS Code § 11-53-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-11. Official bond covers deposit

 The clerk or justice of the peace shall be liable on his official bond to all persons having any claim to or interest in any money so deposited for costs; and for failure to pay over the same, as required, to the person entitled to it, shall, besides any other penalty provided, be liable to be dealt with for contempt by the court in which the deposit was made. A deposit in the hands of a clerk or justice at the expiration of his term of office shall be delivered to his successor.
MS Code § 11-53-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-13. Security for costs shall not be required in certain suits

 Neither the state, nor any county, city, town, or village, nor any state board, nor any state, county, city, town, or village officer, suing in his official character, shall be required to pay costs before commencing a suit, nor to give security for costs before or after the commencement of a suit.
MS Code § 11-53-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-15. Usee liable for costs-state as nominal plaintiff

 In suits in the name of the state or any person for the use of another, the usee may be required to secure or pay the costs, and shall be liable therefor; and in no case shall the state, as a nominal plaintiff, be liable for costs.
MS Code § 11-53-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-17. Poor persons may sue without security for costs

 A citizen may commence any civil action, or answer a rule for security for costs in any court without being required to prepay fees or give security for costs, before or after commencing suit, by taking and subscribing the following affidavit:   "I,_______________ , do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the State of Mississippi, and because of my poverty I am not able to pay the costs or give security for the same in the civil action (describing it) which I am about to commence (or which I have begun, as the case may be) and that, to the best of my belief, I am entitled to the redress which I seek by such suit."
MS Code § 11-53-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-19. Court may dismiss action of poor persons

 The court may dismiss an action commenced or continued on affidavit of poverty, if satisfied that the allegation of poverty was untrue.
MS Code § 11-53-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-21. Judgment for costs against poor persons

 In cases commenced or continued on an affidavit of poverty, the officers of the court shall perform all the duties required in the prosecution of the suit, and the witnesses shall attend until released; but in the case of failure to prosecute his suit to effect, judgment shall be given against the plaintiff for costs, and execution may be issued as in other cases.
MS Code § 11-53-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-23. Costs on dismissal for want of jurisdiction

 When a case shall be dismissed by any court for want of jurisdiction, judgment shall be rendered by such court for costs against the party who invoked the jurisdiction, as in other cases.
MS Code § 11-53-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-25. Stale cases dismissed at cost of plaintiff

 The clerk of any court shall move the court to dismiss any cause pending therein in which no step has been taken for the two terms preceding; and the court shall, unless good cause be shown to the contrary, dismiss the same at the costs of the plaintiff or complainant.
MS Code § 11-53-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-31. Successful party liable for certain costs

 All costs accrued at the instance of the successful defendant in a suit, which cannot be collected out of the other party, may be collected from such defendant; and after return of "no property" on execution against a plaintiff or complainant against whom costs were adjudged, execution may be issued against the successful defendant for all cost accrued at his instance and not paid or collected from the other party. A successful plaintiff or complainant shall be liable for all the costs of the case accrued at his instance which cannot be collected from the defendants; and after return of "no property" on execution against the defendant against whom costs were adjudged, execution may be issued against the successful plaintiff or complainant for all the costs of the case accrued at his instance not paid or collected from the defendant. An unsuccessful plaintiff or complainant shall be liable for all the costs of the case.
MS Code § 11-53-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-33. Costs not recovered in some cases - limited in others

 In actions of assault, assault and battery, libel and slander, if the plaintiff recover less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), costs shall not be awarded to him. In all other actions sounding in damages, where the plaintiff sues for more than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and recovers less than that sum, no more costs than the amount of damages recovered shall be awarded to him, unless the court be of the opinion that the plaintiff had reasonable cause to expect to recover more, and that the action was brought for no other purpose than to be compensated for the wrong done, and enter the same on its minutes. If more costs be awarded, the judgment may be amended on motion at any time.
MS Code § 11-53-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-37. Costs in class suits

 Where a party hereafter institutes a suit for the benefit of himself and all others similarly situated, and thereby there is in such suit recovered or preserved property or a fund for the common benefit, the chancery court may make an allowance to such party of the reasonable costs incurred, which costs shall include the necessary disbursements, and reasonable solicitor's fees, out of the property recovered or preserved for the common benefit.
MS Code § 11-53-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-41. Executors and administrators entitled to and liable for costs - when not individually liable

 When costs are adjudged against an executor or administrator in a suit at law or in equity, and he shall obtain the certificate of the court before which the suit was tried that there was probable cause for bringing or defending the same, he shall not be individually liable for costs, although the estate may be insufficient to pay them.
MS Code § 11-53-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-43. Executors and administrators entitled to and liable for costs - in their administration

 Executors and administrators shall be personally liable for the fees which accrue in the administration, and the estates in their hands shall be chargeable with such fees in preference to all other demands. It shall be lawful for the clerk of the chancery court to make out executions for the fees that may become due the officers of court or the publisher of a newspaper at any time in the administration of an estate. Every such execution shall have annexed to it a copy of the bill of costs, specifying the particular items thereof, to be enforced as in other cases.
MS Code § 11-53-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-45. Next friend of infant liable for costs

 If in any case the plaintiff or complainant be an infant suing by next friend, such next friend shall be liable for costs.
MS Code § 11-53-49 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-49. Costs in cases of setoff

 When a setoff is pleaded or filed and established, the defendant shall recover of the plaintiff his costs expended in establishing it, although judgment be rendered in favor of the plaintiff for a balance due him.
MS Code § 11-53-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-51. Costs in cases of appeal from justices of the peace

 In cases of appeal from a judgment of a justice of the peace, if the appeal be by the defendant, and judgment be rendered thereon for the plaintiff equal to or greater than that recovered by him before the justice of the peace, he shall recover of the defendant full costs; but if the judgment for plaintiff be less than that recovered by him before the justice of the peace, the court may, on motion of defendant, apportion the costs between the parties as may be proper, otherwise defendant shall be liable for all the costs. If the judgment on such appeal be rendered for the defendant, he shall recover of the plaintiff full costs. If the appeal be by plaintiff from a judgment rendered against him, and he recover judgment thereon, he shall recover of the defendant full costs; but if the defendant recover judgment thereon, he shall recover of plaintiff full costs. If a party appeal from a judgment in his favor, and does not obtain judgment for more than he recovered before the justice of the peace, he shall not recover costs that accrued on appeal, but shall be liable for such costs. But in such cases the circuit court, may, when the circumstances justify it, tax the costs to meet the ends of justice. In all cases where the principal is made liable for costs, judgment shall be rendered therefor against him and the sureties on his appeal bond jointly.
MS Code § 11-53-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-53. Costs in cases of certiorari and appeals from certain inferior tribunals

 In all cases of certiorari upon the judgment of any inferior court or tribunal, and the cases of appeal from the judgment of a board or supervisors, of a court of unlawful entry and detainer, of any municipal board or court, the successful party shall be entitled to recover full costs; but the circuit court may, when the circumstances of the case justify it, tax the costs to meet the ends of justice.
MS Code § 11-53-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-55. Cases not expressly embraced by statute or Rule

 If a case shall occur in any court not embraced expressly by statute, Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure or Mississippi Supreme Court Rules, the court may make such order for the payment of costs by any of the parties as, in its discretion, may be proper.
MS Code § 11-53-65 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-65. Bill of costs made and filed

 When a cause shall be determined, the clerk of the court, and the justice of the peace in cases had before him, shall tax the costs of the case and make out a bill thereof, specifying therein each section of the law, and each paragraph or subdivision of section, if any, by virtue of which each fee or item of costs therein is charged or taxed, and he shall file the same with the papers in the cause.
MS Code § 11-53-67 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-67. Fees not payable until bill produced

 Fees and costs shall not be payable by any person until there be produced to the person chargeable with the same a bill, or account in writing, containing the particulars of such fees, signed by the clerk or officer, in which shall be intelligently expressed and specified each section of the law, and, if any, each paragraph or subdivision of section by virtue of which each fee is charged. If any fee shall be paid without the production of such bill, the party paying the same shall at all times be entitled to demand and have from the officer receiving the same a copy of such bill without charge.
MS Code § 11-53-69 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-69. Costs not due until suit ended

 The costs accruing upon suits in any court shall not be due until the final determination thereof, and may then be collected by execution; but the judges shall have power to order and adjudge costs and give decrees and judgments thereon in the progress of suits, as heretofore practised in said courts.
MS Code § 11-53-71 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-71. Taxation of costs in cases from justices of the peace

 The clerk of the circuit court is required to tax in the bill of costs, after final judgment, all the costs that accrued on the trial before a justice of the peace, or before any other inferior tribunal or court, in all cases carried to the circuit court by appeal or by certiorari, and include the same in the execution issued for the costs accruing in the case in the circuit court.
MS Code § 11-53-73 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-73. Execution for costs

 It shall be lawful for the clerks of the several courts, when suits or causes are determined and the fees not paid by the party from whom they are due, to make out executions, directed to the sheriff or other proper officer of the county where the party resides; and the sheriff or other officer shall execute and return such execution as in other cases.
MS Code § 11-53-75 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-75. Bill of costs appended to execution

 On all executions in which any costs are included, there shall be entered thereon or annexed a copy of the bill of costs, specifying the particular items thereof, in intelligible words and figures, and each section of the law, and, if any, each paragraph or subdivision of section by virtue of which each item therein is charged; and all such executions issuing without the copy of such bill of costs shall be illegal, and the sheriff or other officer shall not execute the same. The sheriff or other officer receiving the same shall add thereto, in like manner, his fees, including all additional fees and costs, and shall make out a fair copy of the same and deliver it, on demand, to the person from whom he receives the money or out of whose property he makes the same.
MS Code § 11-53-77 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-77. Combining orders and decrees to save costs

 It shall be the duty of the judges of the several courts to require the clerks to combine in one judgment or decree as many interlocutory or other orders as can be lawfully and conveniently done, with a view to prevent the increase of costs, and, on application of any party, to correct any incorrect bill of costs as charged and made out by a clerk.
MS Code § 11-53-79 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-79. Table of fees to be posted conspicuously

 It shall be the duty of the clerks of the circuit and chancery courts, and of the sheriff, to post in a conspicuous place in his office, and each justice of the peace at his place of holding court, a copy of the bill of fees which he is entitled to receive, and on failure to do so he shall not be entitled to receive or collect any fee for any service rendered during the time of such failure.
MS Code § 11-53-81 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 53 - Costs|§ 11-53-81. Recovery of attorney's fees in suit on open account

 When any person fails to pay an open account within thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand therefor correctly setting forth the amount owed and an itemized statement of the account in support thereof, that person shall be liable for reasonable attorney's fees to be set by the judge for the prosecution and collection of such claim when judgment on the claim is rendered in favor of the plaintiff. Evidence of receipt of written demand by the spouse of the debtor when they are living together as husband and wife on behalf of the debtor may be introduced as evidence of written demand on the debtor. If that person sued on the open account shall prevail in the suit, he shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees to be set by the judge.   If delivery of written demand on the debtor is attempted, but not accomplished because circumstances made delivery of written demand impossible, a notation, on the envelope containing the written demand, made by the person attempting delivery stating the date of the attempted delivery, the reasons why delivery could not be accomplished along with the initials of the person attempting delivery and making said notation may be introduced as evidence of written demand on the debtor, and if the judge in his discretion finds that sufficient evidence of due diligence in delivery of written demand has been made, he may make a conclusion of written demand for purposes of justice and find that there has been written demand on the debtor.
MS Code § 11-55-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 55 - Litigation Accountability Act of 1988|§ 11-55-1. Title

 This chapter may be cited as the "Litigation Accountability Act of 1988."
MS Code § 11-55-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 55 - Litigation Accountability Act of 1988|§ 11-55-3. Definitions

 The following words and phrases as used in this chapter have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:   "Without substantial justification," when used with reference to any action, claim, defense or appeal, including without limitation any motion, means that it is frivolous, groundless in fact or in law, or vexatious, as determined by the court.   "Person" means any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock company or any other entity, including any governmental entity or unincorporated association of persons.   "Action" means a civil action that contains one or more claims for relief, defense or an appeal of such civil action. For the purposes of this chapter only, an "action" also means any separate count, claim, defense or request for relief contained in any such civil action.
MS Code § 11-55-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 55 - Litigation Accountability Act of 1988|§ 11-55-5. Assessment of attorney fees and costs against attorney or party for meritless action, claim or defense, unwarranted delay, or unnecessary proceedings

  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in any civil action commenced or appealed in any court of record in this state, the court shall award, as part of its judgment and in addition to any other costs otherwise assessed, reasonable attorney's fees and costs against any party or attorney if the court, upon the motion of any party or on its own motion, finds that an attorney or party brought an action, or asserted any claim or defense, that is without substantial justification, or that the action, or any claim or defense asserted, was interposed for delay or harassment, or if it finds that an attorney or party unnecessarily expanded the proceedings by other improper conduct including, but not limited to, abuse of discovery procedures available under the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure.   No attorney's fees or costs shall be assessed if a voluntary dismissal is filed as to any action, claim or defense within a reasonable time after the attorney or party filing the action, claim or defense knows or reasonably should have known that it would not prevail on the action, claim or defense.   When a court determines reasonable attorney's fees or costs should be assessed, it shall assess the payment against the offending attorneys or parties, or both, and in its discretion may allocate the payment among them, as it determines most just, and may assess the full amount or any portion to any offending attorney or party.   No party, except an attorney licensed to practice law in this state, who is appearing without an attorney shall be assessed attorney's fees unless the court finds that the party clearly knew or reasonably should have known that such party's action, claim or defense or any part of it was without substantial justification.