8 chapters · 162 sections in this title.
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-1-1 Execution of assignment; petition in chancery in case of general assignment
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Assignments for the benefit of creditors may be executed as heretofore; but in every case of a general assignment where the property assigned shall exceed in value the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the assignee or trustee shall, before he enters upon the discharge of h…
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-1-11 Creditor’s cross-petition to set aside assignment
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Any creditor may file in said cause a cross-petition against the receiver, and he may make the assignor or other persons, whether parties to the suit before that time or not, defendants thereto, and show to the court that the assignment is fraudulent, or ought not, for any other …
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-1-13 Creditor’s cross-petition to set aside assignment; rights of successful creditor
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The creditor filing a cross-petition, if he succeed in establishing that the assignment ought not to be enforced, shall have priority over all other creditors in the distribution of the proceeds of the property in the assignee’s hands, and a lien, from the filing of his cross-pet…
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-1-15 Creditor’s cross-petition to set aside assignment; rights of unsuccessful creditor
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Whenever a creditor may seek to set aside the assignment for any reason as provided in this chapter, and fail to do so, he shall nevertheless receive the share provided for him according to the terms of the instrument, first, however, deducting therefrom all the court costs, reas…