{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-9-137","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 11-9-137","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 11-9-137","body":"When any suit brought before a justice of the peace shall be finally decided on its merits by the justice, it shall be a bar to a recovery for the same cause of action or setoff in any other suit.","path":["MS Code","Title 11"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"30687b7ad055b12e5572eaafc2b0a725168e6aeeeebbace7f577ab6a8430d9a6","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-9-135","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-9-139"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}