11-9-103 - If two or more defendants, where brought. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 11-9-103. If two or more defendants, where brought.
 

In suits or proceedings against two (2) or more defendants, jointly or jointly and severally liable, it shall be lawful to bring the suit in the justice court of the county wherein either of the defendants reside or where the cause of action arose; and such justice court shall have power to issue a summons or other process to bring in all codefendants from any other county. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1871, § 1320; 1880, § 2192; 1892, § 2396; 1906, § 2725; Hemingway's 1917, § 2224; 1930, § 2073; 1942, § 1807; Laws,  1981, ch. 471, § 24; Laws, 1982, ch. 423, § 28; Laws, 1992, ch. 389 § 2, eff from and after passage (approved April 27, 1992).