Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-31-11 (2026)
Complainant to give security after decree rendered
✓ current as of July 2026
If a decree be rendered in such case without the appearance of the absent debtor, the court, before any proceedings to satisfy said decree, shall require the complainant to give security for abiding such further orders as may be made, for restoring of the estate or effects to the absent defendant, on his appearing and answering the bill within two years; and if the complainant shall not give such security, the effects shall remain under the direction of the court, in the hands of a receiver, or otherwise, for such time, and shall then be disposed of as the court may direct.
Codes, 1857, ch. 62, art. 62; 1880, § 1902; 1892, § 491; 1906, § 541; Hemingway's 1917, § 298; 1930, § 178; 1942, § 2734.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1977–1978 · leading case: M P I, Inc. v. McCullough, 463 F. Supp. 887 (N.D. Miss. 1978).
M P I, Inc. v. McCullough, 463 F. Supp. 887 (N.D. Miss. 1978). “” § 11-31-11. 9 The foregoing statutes provide that the chancery court acquires in personam jurisdiction over the nonresident debtor if personal service is obtained upon him or if he enters an appearance, § 11-31-1; otherwise, the chancery decree may be satisfied against the…”
Mississippi Chem. Corp. v. Chem. Constr. Corp., 444 F. Supp. 925 (S.D. Miss. 1977). “§ 11-31-11. Complainant to give security after decree.”
Steele v. G. D. Searle & Co., 428 F. Supp. 646 (S.D. Miss. 1977). “Section 11-31-11 provides that if a decree be rendered without the appearance of the absent debtor, the court shall require the cornplainant to give security pending the appearance and answering of the non-resident within two years during which the non-resident may seek…”
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