This chapter shall not apply in the case of wills, living trusts, deeds, contracts of insurance or other contracts wherein provision has been made for distribution of property different from the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-3-15
Provision in will, etc., rendering chapter inapplicable
Known as the Uniform Simultaneous Death Law
The act spans §§ 91–91 (8 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 849 F. Supp. 1141 - McCurtis Ex Rel. Love v. Life Insurance Co. of North America (1994)
Most recently applied in 849 F. Supp. 1141 - McCurtis Ex Rel. Love v. Life Insurance Co. of North America (February 1994)
Codes, 1942, § 479-06; Laws, 1956, ch. 214, § 6, eff from and after July 1, 1956.
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.