MS · rules
Miss. R. Civ. P. 10
FORM OF PLEADINGS
(a) Caption; Names of Parties. Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth
the name of the court, the title of the action, the file number, and a designation as in Rule
7(a). In the complaint the title of the action shall include the names of all the parties, but in
other pleadings it is sufficient to state the name of the first party on each side with an
appropriate indication of other parties.
(b) Paragraphs; Separate Statement. The first paragraph of a claim for relief shall
contain the names and, if known, the addresses of all the parties. All averments of claim or
defense shall be made in numbered paragraphs, the contents of each of which shall be limited
as far as practicable to a statement of a single set of circumstances; and the paragraph may
be referred to by number in all succeeding pleadings. Each claim founded upon a separate
transaction or occurrence and each defense other than denials shall be stated in a separate
count or defense whenever a separation facilitates the clear presentation of the matters set
forth.
(c) Adoption by Reference; Exhibits. Statements in a pleading may be adopted by
reference in a different part of the same pleading or in another pleading or in any motion.
A copy of any written instrument which is an exhibit to a pleading is a part thereof for all
purposes.
History
[Amended effective April 13, 2000; amended effective December 26, 2024.]
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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