Crittenden v. Leavenworth
Crittenden v. Leavenworth
62 Miss. 32
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.
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