Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 11 - CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (§§ 11-1-1 — 11-77-7)
Chapter 37 - REPLEVIN (§§ 11-37-1 — 11-37-157)
Section 11-37-133 - Form of summons

Universal Citation:
MS Code § 11-37-133 (2023)
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The summons may be in the following form, to-wit:

"The State of Mississippi

To the sheriff of ____________________ County, Greetings:

We command you hereby that you summons ____________________, (put full address) defendant, if to be found in your county, so that he be and appear before the ____________________ court, to be holden in and for the County of ____________________, at the courthouse thereof in the City of ____________________, Mississippi, on the ____________________ day of ____________________, 2 ____________________, at ____________________ o'clock ____________________.M., to answer the plaintiff's declaration in replevin filed herein, a copy of which is attached hereto, and for a final hearing to determine the rights of the parties herein as to the possession of the property as described in the declaration in replevin.

Declaration filed when summons issued.

ISSUED THIS ____________________ day of ____________________, 2 ____________________.

____________________ Clerk"

Laws, 1975, ch. 508, § 17, eff. 4/8/1975.


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