A judgment or decree against the state shall not be satisfied except by an appropriation therefor by the legislature, and an execution shall not be issued against the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-45-5
Payment of judgment or decree against the state
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Gates v. Collier (1980)
Most recently applied in 450 So. 2d 426 - State ex rel. Pittman v. Griffin (May 1984)
Codes, 1871, § 1580; 1880, § 2644; 1892, § 4250; 1906, § 4802; Hemingway’s 1917, § 3166; 1930, § 5999; 1942, § 4389.
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