Mississippi § 11-33-81 - Defendant may defend without replevying property.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-33-81 — Defendant may defend without replevying property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-33-81. Defendant may defend without replevying property.
The defendant in attachment may appear, without replevying the property attached, and defend the suit as in other actions for the recovery of money. In case the defendant shall have been personally summoned, or shall appear and plead to the action, the judgment therein shall have the same force and effect against the person and property of the defendant as in other actions where a summons has been personally served on him. Such appearance shall not vacate or affect any bond taken hereunder, nor discharge any garnishee, nor affect any lien created by the attachment; but the proceedings in respect to any property attached, or any garnishee summoned, shall be the same as if final judgment had been entered by default.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-33-81 ("Defendant may defend without replevying property.") 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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