Mississippi § 91-7-215 - Procedure for borrowing.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-7-215 — Procedure for borrowing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 91-7-215. Procedure for borrowing.
With such petition the executor or administrator shall file and exhibit to the court a true account of the personal estate, debts due from the deceased, the expenses, and a description of the land to be used as security for the money so borrowed. The court, after service of summons or proof of publication of summons, shall hear and examine the allegations and evidence in support of the petition and the objections to and the evidence against it, if any. If on the hearing, the court be satisfied that the personal estate is insufficient to pay the debts of the deceased and said expenses, and that the land ought to be encumbered for such purposes, it may make a decree for the encumbrance of a part or the whole of the land; and when a part only is decreed to be so encumbered, the decree shall specify what part.
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-7-215 cover?
Section 91-7-215 ("Procedure for borrowing.") 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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