Mississippi § 11-33-97 - Discharge of attachment not to affect action.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-33-97 — Discharge of attachment not to affect action., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-33-97. Discharge of attachment not to affect action.
If the issue on the defense traversing the truth of the alleged attachment grounds be found for the defendant, the attachment shall be thereby discharged, and all property seized under it, and all persons summoned as garnishees, shall be released from it; but the action, unless dismissed by the plaintiff, shall be proceeded with in all respects as if it had been an ordinary action in its commencement; and the costs accruing in it, after the trial of the issue on the said defense, shall abide the result of such action.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-33-97 ("Discharge of attachment not to affect action.") 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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