# Miss. R. Civ. P. 1: Rule 1. SCOPE OF RULES

> Mississippi · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R1

## Section

- **Citation:** Miss. R. Civ. P. 1
- **Heading:** Rule 1. SCOPE OF RULES
- **Jurisdiction:** Mississippi
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Mississippi Rules of Court / Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure / Miss. R. Civ. P. 1

## Text

These rules govern procedure in the circuit courts, chancery courts, and county courts
in all suits of a civil nature, whether cognizable as cases at law or in equity, subject to certain
limitations enumerated in Rule 81; however, even those enumerated proceedings are still
subject to these rules where no statute applicable to the proceedings provides otherwise or
sets forth procedures inconsistent with these rules. These rules shall be construed,
administered, and employed by the court and the parties to secure the just, speedy, and
inexpensive determination of every action.
Advisory Committee Historical Note
Effective July 1, 2020, Rule 1 was amended to emphasize that the parties share
responsibility with the court to employ the rules so as to secure the just, speedy and
inexpensive resolution of every action. XX So. 3d XX (Miss. __).
Advisory Committee Notes
These rules are to be applied as liberally to civil actions as is judicially feasible,
whether in actions at law or in equity. However, nothing in the rules should be interpreted
as abridging or modifying the traditional separations of jurisdiction between the law courts
and equity courts in Mississippi.
The salient provision of Rule 1 is the statement that “These rules shall be construed,
administered, and employed by the court and the parties to secure the just, speedy, and
inexpensive determination of every action.” There probably is no provision in these rules
more important than this mandate; it reflects the spirit in which the rules were conceived and
written and in which they should be interpreted. The primary purpose of procedural rules is
to promote the ends of justice; these rules reflect the view that this goal can best be
accomplished by the establishment of a single form of action, known as a “civil action,”
thereby uniting the procedures in law and equity through a simplified procedure that
minimizes technicalities and places considerable discretion in the trial judge for construing
the rules in a manner that will secure their objectives
the ends of justice; these rules reflect the view that this goal can best be
accomplished by the establishment of a single form of action, known as a “civil action,”
thereby uniting the procedures in law and equity through a simplified procedure that
minimizes technicalities and places considerable discretion in the trial judge for construing
the rules in a manner that will secure their objectives.
[Advisory Committee Note adopted effective July 1, 2014; amended effective July 1, 2020.]

## Nearby sections

- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 1 Rule 1. SCOPE OF RULES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R1.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 2 Rule 2. ONE FORM OF ACTION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R2.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 3 Rule 3. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R3.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 4 Rule 4. SUMMONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R4.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 5 Rule 5. SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R5.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 5.1 Rule 5.1. PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R5_1.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 6 Rule 6. TIME](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R6.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 7 Rule 7. PLEADINGS ALLOWED; FORM OF MOTIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R7.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 8 Rule 8. GENERAL RULES OF PLEADING](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R8.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 9 Rule 9. PLEADING SPECIAL MATTERS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R9.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 10 Rule 10. FORM OF PLEADINGS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R10.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 11 Rule 11. SIGNING OF PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R11.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 12 Rule 12. DEFENSES AND OBJECTIONS -- WHEN AND HOW](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R12.md)
- [Miss. R. Civ. P. 13 Rule 13. COUNTERCLAIM AND CROSS-CLAIM](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MS_MRCP_R13.md)

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