Mississippi Code
Chapter 17 - Suits to Confirm Title or Interest and to Remove Clouds on Title
§ 11-17-19. Confirmation of title or interests granted by political subdivision

Any person, firm or corporation which claims title to or a leasehold or other interest in any real property, other than sixteenth section school lands or lands granted in lieu thereof, under or by virtue of a sale, conveyance or lease of such property by any county, municipality, supervisor's district, or other political subdivision of the State of Mississippi, acting either separately or jointly, may proceed by sworn complaint in the chancery court of the county in which such real property, or some part thereof, is located, to have the title to or leasehold or other interest in such real property quieted and confirmed. Such action may be brought whether or not such person, firm or corporation be in possession of such real property, or whether he or it be threatened to be disturbed in such possession or not. In such complaint, the person, firm or corporation claiming such title or leasehold or other interest shall be the party plaintiff and there shall be made defendants thereto the county, municipality or other political subdivision which sold, conveyed or leased said property, the Attorney General of the state and the district attorney of the county in which said suit is filed. In any such suit, it shall not be necessary that the plaintiff therein deraign his title to said property.

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Mississippi Code

Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure

Chapter 17 - Suits to Confirm Title or Interest and to Remove Clouds on Title

§ 11-17-1. Proceedings to confirm tax title

§ 11-17-3. Confirmation of state land patents

§ 11-17-5. Confirmation of state land patents; duty of attorney general

§ 11-17-7. Confirmation of state land patents; powers of court

§ 11-17-9. Confirmation of state land patents; decree; effect of fraud and failure to pay purchase price

§ 11-17-11. Confirmation of state land patents; appeals

§ 11-17-13. Confirmation of state land patents; res judicata

§ 11-17-15. Confirmation of state land patents; duty of district attorney and county attorney

§ 11-17-17. Confirmation of state land patents; construction of Sections 11-17-3 through 11-17-17

§ 11-17-19. Confirmation of title or interests granted by political subdivision

§ 11-17-21. Proceedings in suit for confirmation of title granted by political subdivision; defaults

§ 11-17-23. Confirmation of title or interest granted by political subdivision; decree; res judicata

§ 11-17-25. Confirmation of title or interest granted by political subdivision; appeals

§ 11-17-27. Confirmation of title or interest granted by political subdivision; applicability of Sections 11-17-19 through 11-17-27

§ 11-17-29. Any other title may be confirmed

§ 11-17-31. Removing clouds upon titles

§ 11-17-33. Receiver appointed for nonresident or unknown owners of mineral interests

§ 11-17-34. Disposition of mineral lease proceeds held by receiver

§ 11-17-35. Title of complainant must be deraigned-and decrees, in certain cases, recorded as deeds

§ 11-17-37. Decrees as to possession, rents, etc.