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Miss. Code Ann. § 11-38-1: Miss. Code Ann. § 11-38-1

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  1. MS Code
  2. Title 11

Any person with an enforceable lien on any personal property, or right to the immediate possession thereof, or who asserts that such property has been wrongfully taken or detained may bring an action for claim and delivery by filing a complaint in writing, under oath, describing the property, setting forth his claim, share or interest therein, attaching an itemized account, if required, and giving the names of any other persons who have a similar or other claims or interests in such property. Thereupon the clerk or justice shall issue a writ directed to the proper officer to value the property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the plaintiff's demand and cost, and to summon the persons named in the affidavit to appear in court, at the time fixed, to answer the complaint.

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Mississippi electronic product files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain dedication. GroundRules uses enacted text from Release 78 only as a labeled supplement to the newer Open US Law rows. Source

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