As Amended
SEC. 11-25-21. Rent recoverable.
The plaintiff may, on the trial, claim and establish by evidence, any amount due for arrears of rent of the land of which possession is sought, or a reasonable compensation for the use and occupation thereof; and the justice court judge shall find, upon the evidence, the arrears of rent or reasonable compensation, and may give judgment against the defendant in the action for such arrears of rent or reasonable compensation, and award a writ of fieri facias thereon.
SOURCES: Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 56, art. 16(1); 1857, ch. 42, art. 13; 1871, Sec. 1590; 1880, Sec. 2653; 1892, Sec. 4470; 1906, Sec. 5049; Hemingway's 1917, Sec. 3321; 1930, Sec. 3466; 1942, Sec. 1043. Laws, 1982, ch. 423, Sec. 22, eff from and after January 1, 1984, or, with respect to a given county, from and after such earlier date as the county appoints a justice court clerk pursuant to Sec. 9-11-27 (3).