Mississippi § 91-15-15 - Recordation as notice.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-15-15 — Recordation as notice., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 91-15-15. Recordation as notice.
Any purchaser or mortgagee of real property subject to a power of appointment, who is without actual notice, shall be deemed to have notice of a release of the power when the original or duplicate original is filed for record in the chancery clerk’s office in the county and judicial district thereof in which the particular real property so purchased or mortgaged is located, and when the deed, will, or other instrument creating the power, or a duly attested copy thereof, is recorded in the same office, and an appropriate notation is entered on the margin of the will or deed book where the instrument creating the power is recorded, referring to the deed book and page where the release is recorded.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 91-15-15 ("Recordation as notice.") 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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