Mississippi § 91-7-89 - Letters of certain nonresidents revoked.

Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-7-89 — Letters of certain nonresidents revoked., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 91-7-89. Letters of certain nonresidents revoked.

If letters testamentary or of administration be granted to any person not a resident of the state, or if any executor or administrator after his appointment remove out of the state, and if such executor or administrator refuse or neglect to settle his accounts annually or neglect the due administration thereof in any other respect, the court, after publication made and proof thereof as in other cases, or personal notice, may revoke the letters of such executor or administrator and proceed to grant administration de bonis non as if such executor or administrator had died or resigned.

Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 91-7-89 ("Letters of certain nonresidents revoked.") 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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