Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-45-5 (2026)
Payment of judgment or decree against the state
✓ current as of July 2026
A judgment or decree against the state shall not be satisfied except by an appropriation therefor by the legislature, and an execution shall not be issued against the state.
Codes, 1871, § 1580; 1880, § 2644; 1892, § 4250; 1906, § 4802; Hemingway's 1917, § 3166; 1930, § 5999; 1942, § 4389.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1980–1984 · leading case: Gary W., Etc. v. State of Louisiana, Etc., Dr. William Cherry, Sec'y of the Louisiana Dep't of Health & Human Resources, 622 F.2d 804 (5th Cir. 1980).
Gary W., Etc. v. State of Louisiana, Etc., Dr. William Cherry, Sec'y of the Louisiana Dep't of Health & Human Resources, 622 F.2d 804 (5th Cir. 1980). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 11-45-5 (1972). 7 The court said: [Wjhere a state expresses its unwillingness to comply with a valid judgment of a federal district court, the court may use any of the weapons generally at its disposal to ensure compliance Only when the district court’s…”
Nazareth Gates v. John Collier, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, 616 F.2d 1268 (5th Cir. 1980). “In particular, Miss. Code Ann. § 11-45-5 (1972) prohibits the satisfaction of any judgment against the State “except by an appropriation therefor by the legislature.”
State ex rel. Pittman v. Griffin, 450 So. 2d 426 (Miss. 1984). “Miss.Code Ann § 11-45-5 (1972). (2) No defaults or decrees pro confesso may be entered against the State.”
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