Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-57 (2026)
Unsound mind
✓ current as of July 2026
The term "unsound mind," when used in any statute in reference to persons, shall include persons with an intellectual disability, persons with mental illness, and persons non compos mentis.
Codes, 1892, § 1518; 1906, § 1599; Hemingway's 1917, § 1366; 1930, § 1390; 1942, § 698; Laws, 2008, ch. 442, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 476, § 2, eff. 4/1, 2010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1991–2023 · leading case: Rockwell v. Preferred Risk Mut. Ins. Co., 710 So. 2d 388 (Miss. 1998).
Rockwell v. Preferred Risk Mut. Ins. Co., 710 So. 2d 388 (Miss. 1998). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-57 (1972). ¶ 7. The main issue before us is whether unadjudicated unsoundness of mind is sufficient to trigger the savings statute.”
USF&G CO. v. Conservatorship of Melson, 809 So. 2d 647 (Miss. 2002). “Miss.Code Ann. § 1-3-57 (1998) defines the term "unsound mind" when used in any statute to reference idiots, lunatics, and persons non compos mentis.”
Sartain v. White, 588 So. 2d 204 (Miss. 1991). “The Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-57 (1972) states that "[t]he term `unsound mind,' when used in any statute in reference to persons, shall include idiots, lunatics, and persons non compos mentis.”
Brumfield v. Lowe, 744 So. 2d 383 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999). “" Miss.Code Ann. 1-3-57 (Rev.1998). The Mississippi Supreme Court addressed the law regarding mental competency and statutes of limitation in Shippers Express v.”
Hampton v. Gannett Co., Inc. OSA, 296 F. Supp. 2d 716 (S.D. Miss. 2003). “The Brumfield court held that: “The term ‘unsound mind,’ when used in any statute in reference to persons, shall include idiots, lunatics, and persons non compos mentisMiss.Code Ann. 1-3-57 (Rev.1998). The Mississippi Supreme Court addressed the law regarding mental competency…”
Cheri Brown-Howle v. Cmty. Bank (Miss. Ct. App. 2018). “Mississippi Code Annotated section 1-3-57 (Rev. 2014) states that “[t]he term ‘unsound mind,’ when used in any statute in reference to persons, shall include persons with an intellectual disability, persons with mental illness, and persons non compos mentis.”
Ruben Orlando Benitez v. Joel Wallace (Miss. Ct. App. 2019). “§ 11-46-11 (4); Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-57 (Rev. 2014). Benitez claims he was of unsound mind because he was placed on suicide watch at the time of his arrest for murdering Wright.”
Minor v. Turner (N.D. Miss. 2023). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-57 - 2 - (1972). The tolling provision of Miss.”
Ethel Antonio Page a/k/a Antonio Page v. State of Mississippi; (Miss. Ct. App. 2020). “6 Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-57 (1972)). ¶15. Section 15-1-59’s standard for “unsoundness of mind” is instructive because of its purpose: “to protect the legal rights of those who are unable to assert their own rights due to disability.”
Roy Hal Parker, Jr., as Conservator of the Est. of William Matthew Ross, a vulnerable adult & incompetent to manage his affairs; James Hal Ross, Jr.; & Jason Hurdle Ross v. Suzanne Dickson Ross, Individually, as Tr. of the James Hal Ross Revocable Trust, as of the Est. of James Hal Ross, & as Member/Manager of H & S I, LLC, H & S II, LLC, H & S III, LLC, & H & S IV, LLC; H & S I, LLC; H & S II, LLC; H & S III, LLC; H & S IV, LLC; Thomas W. Dallas; Fred M. Harrell, Jr.; Pinnacle Trust Co. Inc.; Pinnacle Holding Co., LLC d/b/a Pinnacle Trust Co.; & Pinnacle Holding Co. Inc. (Miss. Ct. App. 2022). “(Emphasis added). “The term ‘unsound mind,’ when used in any statute in reference to persons, shall include persons with an intellectual disability, persons with mental illness, and persons non compos mentis.”
Chris Rockwell v. Preferred Risk Mut Ins Co (Miss. 1996). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-57 (1972). ¶7. The main issue before us is whether unadjudicated unsoundness of mind is sufficient to trigger the savings statute.”
United States Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Iris Althea Melson (Miss. 1999). “Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-57 (1998) defines the term "unsound mind" when used in any statute to reference idiots, lunatics, and persons non compos mentis.”
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