Mississippi § 11-53-43 - Executors and administrators entitled to and liable for costs — in their administration.
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§ 11-53-43. Executors and administrators entitled to and liable for costs — in their administration.
Executors and administrators shall be personally liable for the fees which accrue in the administration, and the estates in their hands shall be chargeable with such fees in preference to all other demands. It shall be lawful for the clerk of the chancery court to make out executions for the fees that may become due the officers of court or the publisher of a newspaper at any time in the administration of an estate. Every such execution shall have annexed to it a copy of the bill of costs, specifying the particular items thereof, to be enforced as in other cases.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-53-43 ("Executors and administrators entitled to and liable for costs — in their administration.") 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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