Mississippi § 27-9-37 - Personal liability of the executor.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-9-37 — Personal liability of the executor., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-9-37. Personal liability of the executor.
Every executor, administrator, or assignee, or other person, who pays any debts, except as hereinbefore provided for, due by the person or estate from whom or for which he acts, before he satisfies and pays the tax due the State of Mississippi under this law, from such person or estate, shall become answerable in his own person and estate for the tax so due the state, or so much thereof as may remain due and unpaid, to the full extent of the full value of any property belonging to such person or estate which may come into his hands, custody, or control, and the executor shall in all instances be liable on his bond for the payment of the estate tax, whether the estate has been closed by the chancery court administering same or not.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-9-37 ("Personal liability of the executor.") 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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