Chapter

Executors and Administrators

Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-1— Venue of proof of wills
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-3— By whom presented
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-5— Production of will compelled
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-7— Proof of due execution of will
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-9— Affidavit of subscribing witness receivable
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-10— Affidavits may be used to authenticate holographic wills or codicils
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-11— Testimony of absent witness
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-13— Testimony on probating will reduced to writing
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-15— Will executed by person in armed forces — additional manner of proof
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-17— Rejection of will not binding
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-19— All interested may be made parties
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-21— Caveat against probate may be filed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-23— Validity contested within two years
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-25— Necessary parties to contest
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-27— Probate of will prima facie evidence
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-29— Trial of issue devisavit vel non
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-31— Wills recorded
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-33— Foreign wills recorded
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-35— Grant of letters testamentary
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-37— Eighteen the age of majority for executors and administrators
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-39— Administration with will annexed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-41— Oath and bond of executor or administrator with will annexed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-43— Executor as residuary legatee
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-45— When bond not required
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-47— Rights and duties of executor or administrator with will annexed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-49— Directions of will to be followed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-51— Effect of receipt for money by executor or trustee
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-53— Temporary administrator
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-55— Estate to be appraised
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-57— Powers of temporary administrator
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-59— Compensation of temporary administrator
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-61— Administrator to institute suits
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-63— Grant of administration
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-65— Persons disqualified to administer
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-67— Oath and bond of administrator
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-68— Administrator of estate of intestate under legal disability
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-69— Administration de bonis non
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-71— Rights of administrator de bonis non
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-73— County administrator
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-75— Bond and oath of county administrator
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-77— Additional bond may be required
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-79— Letters granted to county administrator
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-81— Accounts to be filed when office vacated
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-83— Sheriff administrator in certain cases
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-85— Removal and surrender of trust
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-87— Administration revoked by proof of will and grant of letters testamentary
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-89— Letters of certain nonresidents revoked
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-90— Order of abatement for shares of distributees of deceased's property
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-91— Assets defined; unsecured creditors to give notice
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-93— Inventory of money and property owned by decedent at time of death
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-95— Supplementary inventory or appraisement
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-97— Adoption of collector’s inventory or new inventory
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-99— All to join in returning inventory
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-101— Debt from executor or administrator inventoried
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-103— Summary proceeding for discovery of assets
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-105— Failure to return inventory
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-107— Perfect inventory may be compelled
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-109— Inventory and appraisement by qualified disinterested persons
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-111— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-113— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-115— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-117— Executor or administrator to set apart exempt property
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-119— §§ 91-7-119 through 91-7-133. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-135— Court or chancellor to set apart one year’s support for family
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-137— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-139— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-141— Court or chancellor may apportion year’s allowance
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-143— Minor distributee or legatee maintained
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-145— Notice to creditors of estate
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-147— Newspaper notices dispensed with in small estates
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-149— Probate of claims
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-151— Claims to be registered in ninety days or barred; amendment of affidavits
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-153— Registration of claim stops limitation
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-155— Executor to pay probated, registered debts
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-157— Executor to pay taxes
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-159— Agreement with commissioner of internal revenue to exercise discretion in distributing assets of estate or trust
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-161— Creditors whose claims are not due must accept payment
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-163— Claim of executor or administrator to be treated same as other claims
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-165— Claims may be contested
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-167— Creditor having lien failing to present claim
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-169— Growing crop
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-171— Farm may be cultivated or rented
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-173— Executor or administrator may continue business for limited time
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-175— Sale of perishable property
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-177— Private sale of personal property
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-179— Sale for appraised value without order
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-181— Certain property may be sold without being present
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-183— Public sale of personal property
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-185— Report of sale and proceedings
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-187— Sale of land in preference to personalty
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-189— Sale to pay the purchase-money of land
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-191— Sale of land upon insufficiency of personalty
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-193— Waste of personal estate no bar
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-195— Creditors may apply for sale of property
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-197— Interested parties to be cited upon petition to sell property
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-199— Hearing and decree
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-201— Mistake in description of land may be corrected
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-203— Bond to pay debts may be given and decree for sale not made
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-205— Bond required in decree for sale of lands; waiver of bond
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-207— Failure to give bond
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-209— Purchase-money a charge on property
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-211— Estoppel from receipt of purchase-money
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-213— Borrowing money to pay claims
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-215— Procedure for borrowing
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-217— Overplus and contribution
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-219— Procedure in vacation
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-221— Executor or administrator to make title to land
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-223— Executors and administrators may make deeds of conveyance
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-225— Lands may be leased to pay debts
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-227— Executors and administrators to renew obligation and encumbrances of estate
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-229— Claims may be sold or compromised
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-231— Actions which accrue in administration
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-233— What actions survive to executor or administrator
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-235— What actions survive against executor or administrator
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-237— Death of party not to abate suit in certain cases
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-239— Executor or administrator not to be sued for ninety days
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-241— Suit by or against administrator not to abate
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-243— Not bound to plead specially
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-245— Any one interested may defend suit
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-247— Actions which accrue between administrators
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-249— Executor in his own wrong
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-251— Liability of executor or administrator of an executor de son tort
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-253— Fiduciary not to use funds; investment by fiduciary bank in time certificates of deposit
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-255— Fiduciary not to transfer negotiable papers
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-257— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-259— Foreign executor or administrator may sue
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-261— Procedures for insolvent estates
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-263— Creditor may institute insolvency proceedings
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-265— Decree of insolvency after all property sold
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-267— Publication and claims presented in insolvent estate
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-269— Filing, examination, and adjudication of claims in insolvent estate
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-271— Distribution of assets in insolvent estate
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-273— Suits not to abate on insolvency
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-275— Suit not allowed after decree of insolvency
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-277— Annual accounts
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-279— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-281— Attorney’s fees allowable
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-283— Defaulters to be listed and cited
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-285— Process for derelict fiduciary
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-287— Publication of process for defaulter
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-289— Hearing for derelict fiduciary
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-291— Final accounts
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-293— Names of interested parties to be stated
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-295— Summons or publication for final account
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-297— Hearing and adjudication of final account
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-299— Allowance to executor or administrator
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-301— Personal estate sold for division
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-303— Distribution compelled
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-305— Distribution of assets in kind to surviving spouse
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-307— Delaying settlement
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-309— Accounts may be opened and falsified in two years
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-311— Bonds to be recorded; suits thereon
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-313— Suit for devastavit
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-315— New bond of executors and administrators may be required
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-317— Relief of sureties and new bond
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-319— Executors may receive credit for costs of bond in surety company
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-321— Custodian appointed for distributive share
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322— Payment of indebtedness or delivery of personal property of decedent to decedent’s successor; affidavit of successor
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-323— Wages due deceased employee
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-325— Suit to recover wages if not paid within sixty days
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-327— Duty of chancery clerk when wages paid to him
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-329— Not to apply to estates administered upon
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-331— “Administrator” defined