The defendants, or any of them, shall be allowed to answer or otherwise defend the action, either jointly or separately. The answer, if the defendant do not admit the plaintiff's title, shall be "not guilty," which shall be filed within the like time as required in personal actions; and under said answer the defendant may give in evidence any lawful defense to the action not inconsistent with the other provisions of this chapter. Any defendant may defend for a part only of the premises in question; and in such case the part shall be described in the answer with the same certainty required in the complaint.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure
§ 11-19-1. In what case the action lies
§ 11-19-3. Power of courts over proceedings
§ 11-19-5. Who may be made defendants
§ 11-19-9. Landlord notified and admitted to defend
§ 11-19-11. Reversioner or remainderman admitted to defend
§ 11-19-13. Default of tenant for life not to prejudice
§ 11-19-19. Answer and defense
§ 11-19-21. Pleading amended as to description of premises
§ 11-19-23. Forms of proceedings
§ 11-19-25. Form of declaration
§ 11-19-53. Right to discover details of claim or title to premises
§ 11-19-55. Either party may have a survey made
§ 11-19-57. Action not abated by death
§ 11-19-81. When title of plaintiff has expired
§ 11-19-85. Trial of action between cotenants
§ 11-19-87. When a crop is growing on the land
§ 11-19-89. Proceedings as to crop upon affirmance of judgment in Supreme Court
§ 11-19-91. Judgment on the bond in proceedings involving crop
§ 11-19-93. Exceptions to insufficient bond
§ 11-19-95. Mesne profits and compensation for improvements
§ 11-19-97. How improvements estimated and judgment therefor
§ 11-19-99. How proceeds divided in case of sale
§ 11-19-101. Reversioner or remainderman to have appeal