Mississippi § 85-1-13 - Creditor’s cross-petition to set aside assignment; rights of successful creditor.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 85-1-13 — Creditor’s cross-petition to set aside assignment; rights of successful creditor., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 85-1-13. Creditor’s cross-petition to set aside assignment; rights of successful creditor.
The creditor filing a cross-petition, if he succeed in establishing that the assignment ought not to be enforced, shall have priority over all other creditors in the distribution of the proceeds of the property in the assignee’s hands, and a lien, from the filing of his cross-petition, on other property he may seek to have subjected to his debt; and in aid of such lien, a writ of sequestration, injunction, or other remedial process may issue.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 85-1-13 ("Creditor’s cross-petition to set aside assignment; rights of successful creditor.") 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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