Mississippi § 11-9-131 - Execution not to be issued within ten days.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-9-131 — Execution not to be issued within ten days., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-9-131. Execution not to be issued within ten days.
An execution shall not issue on any judgment of a justice of the peace until ten days after its rendition, unless the party recovering therein shall make and file an affidavit that he believes he will be in danger of losing his debt or demand by such delay, in which case execution shall issue immediately; but the opposite party shall not be deprived of his right of appeal within the time prescribed.
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Section 11-9-131 ("Execution not to be issued within ten days.") 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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