Before the special commissioners enter upon the discharge of their duties, they shall take and subscribe an oath before some competent officer, that they will honestly, faithfully and impartially make the partition decreed, and perform the duties required of them to the best of their skill, knowledge and judgment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-21-17
Oath of special commissioners
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 487 So. 2d 815 - Monaghan v. Wagner (1986)
Most recently applied in Dunaway v. Morgan (January 2006)
Codes, Hutchinson’s 1848, ch. 42, art. 2 (3); 1857, ch. 36, art. 52; 1871, § 1822; 1880, § 2562; 1892, § 3104; 1906, § 3528; Hemingway’s 1917, § 2840; 1930, § 2927; 1942, § 968;…
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