# Miss. Code Ann. § 11-5-5: Miss. Code Ann. § 11-5-5

> Mississippi · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C5_S5-5

## Section

- **Citation:** Miss. Code Ann. § 11-5-5
- **Heading:** Miss. Code Ann. § 11-5-5
- **Jurisdiction:** Mississippi
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MS Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-5

## Text

The chancery court may award a change of venue for the trial of all issues to be tried by a jury pursuant to the procedure provided for in the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. The clerk of the court from which the issue is to be removed, and the clerk of the court to which it is removed, respectively, shall, upon an order for a change of venue, discharge the duties directed to be performed by the clerks of circuit courts in such cases; and in such case the chancery court to which the venue is changed shall try the issue by a jury, and shall proceed and render decrees and finally dispose of the cause as if the suit had begun therein.

## Nearby sections

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