At the return of the process, in case the defendant shall contest the petitioner's right to compensation or salvage, or the amount thereof, the petition shall stand for a complaint and the defendant shall plead to it as if it were an ordinary action at law and the matter shall be tried as provided for in the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 89 - Real and Personal Property
§ 89-17-1. Abandoned logs, boats, etc., salvaged
§ 89-17-3. Replevin by owner; bond; lien for salvage
§ 89-17-5. Prima facie abandonment
§ 89-17-7. Jurisdiction limited
§ 89-17-9. How claims for salvage service rendered shall be filed and prosecuted
§ 89-17-11. Clerk to issue summons
§ 89-17-13. How notice given where parties are nonresidents of state
§ 89-17-15. Procedure on return of writ; defendant to plead to petition in case of contest
§ 89-17-17. Sheriff to advertise property for sale; proceeds held for result of suit
§ 89-17-19. Failure of defendant to appear at return term; funds condemned to satisfy judgment
§ 89-17-21. Jurisdiction of justice courts; time for trial; notice to parties
§ 89-17-23. Person claiming property admitted to defend
§ 89-17-25. Penalty for converting derelict property to own use
§ 89-17-27. Unlawful to purchase derelict property from finder thereof