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MS Code § 11-5-159 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 5 - Practice and Procedure in Chancery Courts|Receivers|§ 11-5-159. Bond of receiver

 Every receiver, when appointed, shall, before being authorized to act as such, give bond, payable to the state, in such penalty and with such sureties as may be approved by the court or chancellor, conditioned that he will in all things faithfully discharge the duties of his office as receiver; which bond shall be filed with the clerk of the court, and may be put in suit, in the name of the state, for the use of the party aggrieved, from time to time, until the whole penalty shall be recovered.
MS Code § 11-5-161 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 5 - Practice and Procedure in Chancery Courts|Receivers|§ 11-5-161. Receivers subject to orders of court, and may apply therefor in vacation

 Receivers shall be subject to the orders, instructions, and decrees of the court, and of the chancellor in vacation; and they, or any party in interest, may apply therefor in term time, or to the chancellor in vacation, or for modifications of previous orders or instructions; and obedience thereto may be enforced by attachment.
MS Code § 11-5-163 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 5 - Practice and Procedure in Chancery Courts|Receivers|§ 11-5-163. Receiver of estate of decedent, minor

 In all cases in which it may be thought to be necessary for the protection of the estate of decedents, minors, and persons of unsound mind, a receiver may be appointed, either by the court or by the chancellor in vacation, subject to the provisions of sections 11-5-151 to 11-5-161.
MS Code § 11-5-165 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 5 - Practice and Procedure in Chancery Courts|Receivers|§ 11-5-165. Receiver of money paid into court

 When money shall be paid into court under its order, a receiver may be appointed to keep the same, who shall give bond and security as in other cases; but if the money shall be ordered to be paid to the clerk of such court, his official bond shall cover it, and an additional bond may be required if the court or chancellor shall think proper.
MS Code § 11-5-167 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 5 - Practice and Procedure in Chancery Courts|Receivers|§ 11-5-167. Compensation of receiver

 Receivers shall be entitled to have such compensation for their services as the court shall allow, and shall have a lien upon the property in their hands for the payment thereof, and of their necessary expenses. The court shall make such order to compel the payment thereof as may be just and necessary, and may decree the payment thereof by any of the parties as a portion of the costs of the suit.
MS Code § 11-7-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-1. Provisions applicable to all courts

 All things contained in this chapter, not restricted by their nature or by express provision to particular courts, shall be the rules of decision and proceeding in all courts whatsoever.
MS Code § 11-7-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-3. Assignee of chose in action may sue

 The assignee of any chose in action may sue for and recover on the same in his own name, if the assignment be in writing. In case of a transfer or an assignment of any interest in such chose in action before or after suit brought, the action may be begun, prosecuted and continued in the name of the original party, or the court may allow the person to whom the transfer or assignment of such interest has been made, upon his application therefor, to be substituted as a party plaintiff in said action. If in any case a transfer or assignment of interest in any demand or chose in action be made in writing before or after suit is filed, to an attorney or firm of attorneys, appearing in the case, it shall be sufficient notice to all parties of such assignment or transfer, if such assignment or transfer be filed with the papers in said cause, and such attorney or attorneys shall not be required to be made parties to said suit. An "assignee" for purposes of this section includes both absolute assignees, with or without recourse, and conditional or limited assignees including assignees for collection purposes.
MS Code § 11-7-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-5. Assignee's action not prejudicial by set-off

 A setoff or other defense existing under Section 11-7-3 at the time of or before notice of the assignment shall not be prejudiced thereby.
MS Code § 11-7-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-7. Transfer of chose in action after filing

 Any chose in action or any interest therein, after suit has been filed thereon, may be sold or assigned the same as other property, whether such claim or any interest therein was heretofore assignable under the laws of this state or not. Such sale shall be evidenced by writing signed and acknowledged by the party making the same, which shall be filed with the papers of such suit. After such filing, it shall be the duty of the clerk, in whose office such papers are kept, to make a minute of such sale or transfer on the trial docket where the suit is entered, giving briefly the substance thereof, for which he shall be entitled to a fee of Twenty-five Cents (25¢), to be paid by the party applying therefor. Such transfer when so made and dealt with shall be valid and binding upon all persons thereafter dealing with such claim, whether they have actual notice thereof or not.
MS Code § 11-7-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-9. Action for seduction of a woman

 An unmarried female may prosecute an action for her own seduction, and recover damages.
MS Code § 11-7-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-11. Action for seduction of a child

 A parent may bring an action for the seduction of a child, although such child be not living with nor in the service of the plaintiff, and though there be no loss of service; but a recovery by the parent or child shall bar any other action for the same cause.
MS Code § 11-7-12 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-12. Civil penalty recoverable for violation of bad check statute; applicability to electronic transfers of funds

  If a check, draft or order is made, drawn, issued, uttered or delivered in violation of Section 97-19-55, the payee, endorser or his assignee shall be entitled to collect, in addition to the face amount of the check, draft or order, a service charge of Forty Dollars ($40.00).   In any civil action founded on a check, draft or order made, drawn, issued, uttered or delivered in violation of Section 97-19-55, the plaintiff, if he be a payee, endorser, holder or assignee, shall be entitled to recover, in addition to the face amount of the check, draft or order, damages in the following amount:   If the amount of the check, draft or order is up to and including Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), then the additional damages shall be:   A service charge of Thirty Dollars ($30.00); and   In the event suit is filed by a licensed attorney, reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the judge.     If the amount of the check, draft or order is above Twenty-five Dollars, then the additional damages shall be:   A service charge of Forty Dollars ($40.00); and   In the event suit is filed by a licensed attorney, reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the judge.     The payee, endorser, holder or assignee of a check, draft or order may claim in a single civil action all checks, drafts or orders made, drawn, issued, uttered or delivered in violation of Section 97-19-55 by a single drawer without regard to venue or the identity or number of payees on those instruments.   The provisions of this section shall also apply to electronic transfers of funds.
MS Code § 11-7-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-15. Contributory negligence no bar to recovery of damages; jury may reduce damages

 In all actions hereafter brought for personal injuries, or where such injuries have resulted in death, or for injury to property, the fact that the person injured, or the owner of the property, or person having control over the property may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the person injured, or the owner of the property, or the person having control over the property.
MS Code § 11-7-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-17. Questions of negligence and contributory negligence for jury

 All questions of negligence and contributory negligence shall be for the jury to determine.
MS Code § 11-7-18 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-18. Limitation of remedies or disclaimer of liability as to certain implied warranties in sale to consumer of consumer goods prohibited

 Except as otherwise provided in Sections 75-2-314, 75-2-315 and 75-2-719, there shall be no limitation of remedies or disclaimer of liability as to any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose in a sale to a consumer, as defined in Section 75-1-201(b)(11), of consumer goods, as defined in Section 75-9-102(a)(23). The provisions of this section may not be waived or varied by agreement.
MS Code § 11-7-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-19. No assumption of risk by employee when the master is negligent; exception as to certain employees

 In all actions for personal injury to an employee, and in all actions where such injury results in death, such employee shall not be held to have assumed the risks of his employment in any case where such injury or death results in whole or in part from the negligence of the master. This rule shall not apply to conductors, or locomotive engineers, in charge of dangerous or unsafe cars or engines voluntarily operated by them.
MS Code § 11-7-20 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-20. Privity unnecessary to maintain actions in negligence, strict liability or breach of warranty

 In all causes of action for personal injury or property damage or economic loss brought on account of negligence, strict liability or breach of warranty, including actions brought under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, privity shall not be a requirement to maintain said action.
MS Code § 11-7-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-29. Death of one defendant after judgment

 When judgment shall have been rendered against two or more persons, and any one or more of them shall die, such judgment shall survive against the representatives of the deceased parties and the survivor. A scire facias may issue against the survivor, jointly with the representatives of the deceased parties; and such judgment may be thereupon revived, and execution issued in like manner.
MS Code § 11-7-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-41. Defendants may be sued by initials in certain cases

 In actions on written instruments, the defendant may be sued by the initial letters or contraction of the Christian name, used by him in his signature to such writing.
MS Code § 11-7-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-43. Averment that partners contracted by a name affixed to a writing is sufficient

 In actions against one or more of several partners, it shall be sufficient to declare that he or they made the contract or executed the writing sued on by the co-partnership name, or other signature affixed to such writing.
MS Code § 11-7-67 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-67. Balance of mutual dealings on death of one party

 Where there shall have been mutual dealings between two or more persons, and one or more of them shall die before an adjustment of such dealings, the lawful demands of such parties against each other shall be a good payment, or setoff, to the amount thereof, notwithstanding the estate of one or more of such deceased persons shall be insolvent; and only the balance due shall be the debt.
MS Code § 11-7-73 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-73. Disclaiming title and tendering of amends in action for trespass

 In actions in justice court for trespass on land, the defendant may plead that he disclaims any title or claim to the land in question, and that the trespass was involuntary or by negligence, and that he tendered or offered sufficient amends therefor before suit brought, and he shall thereupon bring the amount so tendered into court; and unless the plaintiff in such action shall recover more damage than the amount so tendered, he shall be adjudged to pay the costs of the action.
MS Code § 11-7-107 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-107. How private way may be pleaded

 A right by virtue of a private way may be pleaded generally in the same manner as if pleading a public way.
MS Code § 11-7-131 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-131. Cases may be taken under judicial advisement

 The judge may take a case under advisement until the next term. If an issue of fact be involved, before taking it under advisement, he shall, on notice to each party, cause the evidence on both sides to be reduced to writing and signed by him. At the next term, the judge shall deliver his opinion in writing, and the evidence and opinion shall be a part of the record without a bill of exceptions. Either party prosecuting an appeal may avail himself of all questions arising upon the record.
MS Code § 11-7-135 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-135. Exceptions in trials by court - either party may appeal

 In cases tried by the court, either party may take bills of exception, and have an appeal, as in case of trial by jury.
MS Code § 11-7-147 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-147. Opening statements allowed

 Before the introduction of the evidence, the plaintiff may briefly state his case orally to the jury, and the evidence by which he expects to sustain it. Then the defendant may briefly state his case, and the evidence by which he expects to support it.
MS Code § 11-7-149 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-149. Court officers not to converse with jurors

 The sheriff, bailiff, or other officer, shall not be in the room or converse with a juror after the jury has retired from the bar, save by order of the court. A violation of this section shall subject the offender to a fine of fifty dollars and one week's imprisonment for a contempt.
MS Code § 11-7-151 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-151. Trial - jury may take evidence to jury room

 All papers read in evidence on the trial of any cause may be carried from the bar by the jury.
MS Code § 11-7-155 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-155. Judge not to sum up or comment on testimony or charge jury

 The judge in any civil cause shall not sum up or comment on the testimony, or charge the jury as to the weight of evidence.
MS Code § 11-7-157 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-157. No special form of verdict required

 No special form of verdict is required, and where there has been a substantial compliance with the requirements of the law in rendering a verdict, a judgment shall not be arrested or reversed for mere want of form therein.
MS Code § 11-7-159 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-159. Verdict may be reformed at the bar if informal or defective

 If the verdict is informal or defective, the court may direct it to be reformed at the bar. Where there has been a manifest miscalculation of interest, the court may direct a computation thereof at the bar, and the verdict may, if the jury assent thereto, be reformed in accordance with such computation.
MS Code § 11-7-161 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-161. If verdict not responsive, jury to deliberate further

 If the verdict is not responsive to the issue submitted to the jury, the court shall call their attention thereto and send them back for further deliberation.
MS Code § 11-7-163 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-163. No error if verdict omits something

 If, on an issue concerning several things in one count, a verdict be found for only part of them, it shall not be error, but the plaintiff shall be barred of his title to the things omitted.
MS Code § 11-7-165 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-165. Award of damages in civil action against person who steals, embezzles, extorts or converts certain property of vulnerable adult; "position of trust" defined

  In a civil action where it is proven that a person took property having a value of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) or more belonging to a vulnerable adult by conversion, embezzlement, extortion, theft or fraud without the owner's consent, or obtained the owner's consent by intimidation, deception, undue influence or by misusing a position of trust or a confidential relationship with the owner, then whether the action is to recover the property or damages in lieu thereof, or both, damages shall be recoverable up to three (3) times the amount of the monetary damages or value of the property embezzled, converted or otherwise stolen, in addition to any other damages.   For purposes of this section, "position of trust" shall include, but not be limited to, a person who:   Is named the attorney-in-fact in a power of attorney, whether executed before or after the adult became vulnerable;   Has assumed a duty to provide care to the vulnerable adult;   Is in a fiduciary relationship with the vulnerable adult, including a de facto guardian or de facto conservator; or   Is a joint tenant or tenant in common with the vulnerable adult.     "Vulnerable adult" shall have the meaning defined in Section 43-47-5, Mississippi Code of 1972.   Civil remedies provided under this section shall be supplemental and cumulative, and not exclusive of other remedies afforded under any other law. Damages awarded under this section are remedial and not punitive, and do not limit and are not limited by any criminal action or any other provision of law. Any civil damages paid by the civil defendant shall reduce the amount such defendant, upon conviction, may be ordered to pay in restitution, and any restitution paid under a criminal penalty shall reduce any civil damages owed.   The cause of action, the right to bring a cause of action, or the right to seek treble damages pursuant to this section shall not be limited or affected by the death of the owner.
MS Code § 11-7-169 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-169. Judgment-remedial orders

 In all actions in which the right to real or personal estate is in controversy, the court or the judge thereof shall make an order for the protection of the property in controversy from waste or destruction, and to prevent the removal of personal property beyond the jurisdiction of the court, upon satisfactory proof being made of the necessity for such order, and may enforce such order by an attachment for contempt and other proper process; but in all such cases the court or judge may require a bond of the party applying for the order, in an adequate penalty, payable to the opposite party, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the court or judge, conditioned to pay all such damages as may be suffered by reason of such order in case the principal obligor be cast in the suit.
MS Code § 11-7-173 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-173. Judgment on bonds

 In an action brought upon a bond for the payment of money, wherein the plaintiff shall recover, judgment shall be entered for the penalty of the bond, to be discharged by the payment of the principal and interest due and costs of suit, and execution shall issue accordingly. However, if before judgment the defendant shall bring into court the principal and interest due upon the bond, he shall be discharged, and in that case judgment shall be entered for the costs alone.
MS Code § 11-7-175 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure in Circuit Courts|In General|§ 11-7-175. Liability of ships and vessels for causing death or injury

 Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of any ship or vessel, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action, or to proceed in rem against the said ship or vessel, or in personam against the owners thereof, or those having control of her, and to recover damages in respect thereof, then, in every such case the ship or vessel, which, had not death ensued, would have been liable to an action for damages, or to a libel in rem, and her owners, or those responsible for her acts or defaults or negligence to a libel in personam, shall be liable for all damages notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to a felony.