Mississippi § 89-7-87 - Irregularities not to affect distress.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 89-7-87 — Irregularities not to affect distress., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 89-7-87. Irregularities not to affect distress.
When any distress or seizure shall be made for rent or supplies justly due, and any irregularity or unlawful act shall afterwards be done by the officer distraining or seizing, the distress or seizure shall not, for that reason, be unlawful, nor the officer making or seizing it, or the party at whose instance the writ was issued, become a trespasser from the beginning, but the party aggrieved by such irregularity or unlawful act, may recover the special damage he may have sustained thereby. However, an action shall not be sustained if tender of amends be made by the party distraining before suit is brought.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 89-7-87 ("Irregularities not to affect distress.") 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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