Mississippi § 11-15-23 - Vacation of award; grounds.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-15-23 — Vacation of award; grounds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-15-23. Vacation of award; grounds.
Any party complaining of an award may move the court to vacate the same upon any of the following grounds: That such award was procured by corruption, fraud, or undue means; That there was evident partiality or corruption on the part of the arbitrators, or any one of them; That the arbitrators were guilty of misconduct in refusing to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause shown, or in refusing to hear evidence pertinent or material to the controversy, or other misbehavior by which the rights of the party shall have been prejudiced; That the arbitrators exceeded their powers, or that they so imperfectly executed them that a mutual, final, and definite award on the subject matter was not made.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-15-23 ("Vacation of award; grounds.") 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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