When a bill shall be filed for an attachment of the effects of a nonresident, absent or absconding debtor in the hands of persons in this state, or of the indebtedness of persons in this state to such nonresident, absent or absconding debtor, it shall be sufficient to bind such effects or indebtedness that the order of attachment together with a copy of the bill of complaint and affidavit be served upon the persons possessing such effects or owing such indebtedness.
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-31-3
Attaching property or indebtedness
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 603 F. Supp. 285 - Estate of Portnoy v. Cessna Aircraft Co. (1985)
Most recently applied in 603 F. Supp. 285 - Estate of Portnoy v. Cessna Aircraft Co. (February 1985)
Codes, 1880, § 1898; 1892, § 487; 1906, § 537; Hemingway’s 1917, § 294; 1930, § 174; 1942, § 2730; Laws, 1980, ch. 467, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1980.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.