The affidavit of any subscribing witness to a will, made before and certified by any officer in the state competent to administer oaths, shall be received as a substitute for the personal attendance of the affiant to prove the will where there is no contest about it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-9
Affidavit of subscribing witness receivable
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Estate of Kelly (2005)
Most recently applied in In Re Estate of Kelly (December 2005)
Codes, 1880, § 1964; 1892, § 1817; 1906, § 1992; Hemingway’s 1917, § 1657; 1930, § 1603; 1942, § 499.
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