Mississippi Code
Chapter 53 - Costs
§ 11-53-31. Successful party liable for certain costs

All costs accrued at the instance of the successful defendant in a suit, which cannot be collected out of the other party, may be collected from such defendant; and after return of "no property" on execution against a plaintiff or complainant against whom costs were adjudged, execution may be issued against the successful defendant for all cost accrued at his instance and not paid or collected from the other party. A successful plaintiff or complainant shall be liable for all the costs of the case accrued at his instance which cannot be collected from the defendants; and after return of "no property" on execution against the defendant against whom costs were adjudged, execution may be issued against the successful plaintiff or complainant for all the costs of the case accrued at his instance not paid or collected from the defendant. An unsuccessful plaintiff or complainant shall be liable for all the costs of the case.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure

Chapter 53 - Costs

§ 11-53-5. How security given

§ 11-53-7. Security for costs before justice of the peace

§ 11-53-9. Costs paid from deposit

§ 11-53-11. Official bond covers deposit

§ 11-53-13. Security for costs shall not be required in certain suits

§ 11-53-15. Usee liable for costs-state as nominal plaintiff

§ 11-53-17. Poor persons may sue without security for costs

§ 11-53-19. Court may dismiss action of poor persons

§ 11-53-21. Judgment for costs against poor persons

§ 11-53-23. Costs on dismissal for want of jurisdiction

§ 11-53-25. Stale cases dismissed at cost of plaintiff

§ 11-53-31. Successful party liable for certain costs

§ 11-53-33. Costs not recovered in some cases - limited in others

§ 11-53-37. Costs in class suits

§ 11-53-41. Executors and administrators entitled to and liable for costs - when not individually liable

§ 11-53-43. Executors and administrators entitled to and liable for costs - in their administration

§ 11-53-45. Next friend of infant liable for costs

§ 11-53-49. Costs in cases of setoff

§ 11-53-51. Costs in cases of appeal from justices of the peace

§ 11-53-53. Costs in cases of certiorari and appeals from certain inferior tribunals

§ 11-53-55. Cases not expressly embraced by statute or Rule

§ 11-53-65. Bill of costs made and filed

§ 11-53-67. Fees not payable until bill produced

§ 11-53-69. Costs not due until suit ended

§ 11-53-71. Taxation of costs in cases from justices of the peace

§ 11-53-73. Execution for costs

§ 11-53-75. Bill of costs appended to execution

§ 11-53-77. Combining orders and decrees to save costs

§ 11-53-79. Table of fees to be posted conspicuously

§ 11-53-81. Recovery of attorney's fees in suit on open account