Mississippi § 11-33-73 - How certain other property may be sold pending suit.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-33-73 — How certain other property may be sold pending suit., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-33-73. How certain other property may be sold pending suit.
When personal property levied upon under an attachment shall not be subject to sale under the provisions of Section 11-33-71, and the same shall not be replevied by the defendant or claimant within ten days after the levy, the judge or the justice of the peace in whose court the suit may be pending, on the application of any party to the suit, and upon ten days’ notice to all other parties to the suit of the time and place of the hearing, may make an order directing the officer having custody of said property to sell the same, as provided by law for such sales, under execution, and the proceeds of said sale shall be held by such officer to abide the result of the suit unless replevied by the defendant or claimant.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-33-73 ("How certain other property may be sold pending suit.") 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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