Crittenden v. Leavenworth
Mississippi Supreme Court
Crittenden v. Leavenworth, 62 Miss. 32 (Miss. 1884)
Campbell
Crittenden v. Leavenworth
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
Section 897 of the Code of 1880 declares that “ the State and each county shall be entitled to the benefit of all actions to which individuals are entitled in a given state of case,” and secures to the State the right to bring “ unlawful detainer ” in the state of case provided for by § 538, and its vendee may bring this action as the State could.
Judgment reversed, and cause remanded for a new trial.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- O. B. Crittenden v. J. H. Leavenworth
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Unlawful Detainer. Right of action iai State and its vendee. Section 879 of the Code of 1880, which gives to “the State and each county” the right to bring “ all actions to which individuals are entitled in a given state of case,\.thereby confers upon the State and its vendee the right to bring the action of “unlawful detainer” provided for in $ 538 of the code."