Mississippi § 11-35-43 - Claim of third person tried.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-35-43 — Claim of third person tried., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-35-43. Claim of third person tried.
If the claimant, being duly summoned, fail to appear, the court shall adjudge the money, debt, or property to the plaintiff. If he appear, he shall propound his claim to the money, debt, or property in writing under oath; and the plaintiff may take issue thereon, and the same shall be tried and determined as other issues. If the issue be found in favor of the plaintiff, judgment shall be rendered for him against the garnishee, and also for the costs of the interpleader against the claimant; but if the issue be found for the claimant, judgment shall be rendered in his favor against the garnishee, and against the plaintiff for the costs. Where the garnishee has paid money into court, the judgment shall direct its payment to the party entitled thereto, and a judgment therefor shall not go against the garnishee.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-35-43 ("Claim of third person tried.") 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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