Mississippi § 11-51-33 - Parties and sureties on bonds examined on oath.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-51-33 — Parties and sureties on bonds examined on oath., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-51-33. Parties and sureties on bonds examined on oath.
To enable the clerk to determine the value or amount of the matter in controversy, or the value of rents, where the same shall not appear by the proceedings in the cause, he may examine the parties and other persons, on oath. He may also examine, on oath, all persons who may be offered as sureties on any supersedeas bond, touching their sufficiency as such sureties, and require the examination to be put in writing and signed by such persons.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-51-33 ("Parties and sureties on bonds examined on oath.") 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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