MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

Index for Chapter 007 of Title 91

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

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