Mississippi § 11-7-193 - How priority of lien forfeited.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-7-193 — How priority of lien forfeited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-7-193. How priority of lien forfeited.
A junior judgment creditor may give written notice to any senior judgment creditor requiring him to execute his judgment; and if the senior judgment creditor, being so notified, shall fail, neglect or refuse to have execution issued, and levied within ten days from said notice for the satisfaction of his judgment, he shall lose his priority, and the junior judgment creditor may cause execution to issue on his judgment and to be levied on any of the property of the defendant, and the proceeds of a sale thereof shall be applied to the junior judgments so levied.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-7-193 cover?
Section 11-7-193 ("How priority of lien forfeited.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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