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And the chancery court shall have jurisdiction, concurrent with the circuit court, of suits on bonds of fiduciaries and public officers for failure to account for money or property received, or wasted or lost by neglect or failure to collect, and of suits involving inquiry into matters of mutual accounts; but if the plaintiff brings his suit in the circuit court, that court may, on application of the defendant, transfer the cause to the chancery court, if it appear that the accounts to be investigated are mutual and complicated.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Constitution Art. 6, § 161 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/mississippi-constitution/ms-const-art-6-sect-161/
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