Mississippi § 13-3-15 - Separate or additional summons; attachment against estate of defendant.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 13-3-15 — Separate or additional summons; attachment against estate of defendant., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-3-15. Separate or additional summons; attachment against estate of defendant.
Upon the request of the plaintiff, separate or additional summons shall issue against any defendants. When the defendant shall not be found, the plaintiff may have an attachment against the estate of the defendant. If, upon such attachment, the sheriff shall seize or attach any property of the defendant, the same proceedings shall thereafter be had as if the suit had been originally commenced by attachment.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-3-15 ("Separate or additional summons; attachment against estate of defendant.") 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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