Mississippi § 13-3-151 - Execution issued against dead defendant.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 13-3-151 — Execution issued against dead defendant., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-3-151. Execution issued against dead defendant.
After one year from the death of any defendant in a judgment for money, execution thereof may be had by leave of the court rendering the judgment, or of the judge thereof in vacation, upon cause shown, against any property on which such judgment was a lien at the time of the death of the defendant, and a sale of such property may be made in the same manner and with the same effect as if the defendant were living. In case of the death of the defendant in a judgment for the recovery of real or personal property, execution may be had without revival, in the same manner as if the defendant had not died.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-3-151 ("Execution issued against dead 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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