Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-5-79 (2026)
Decree to operate as judgment of circuit court
✓ current as of July 2026
The decree of a court of chancery shall have the force, operation, and effect of a judgment at law in the circuit court.
Codes, 1857, ch. 62, art. 95; 1871, § 1263; 1880, § 1953; 1892, § 594; 1906, § 644; Hemingway's 1917, § 406; 1930, § 453; 1942, § 1373.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1999–2008 · leading case: In Re Guardianship of Duckett, 991 So. 2d 1165 (Miss. 2008).
In Re Guardianship of Duckett, 991 So. 2d 1165 (Miss. 2008). “Miss.Code Ann. § 11-5-79 (Rev.2002) ("The decree of a court of chancery shall have the force, operation, and effect of a judgment at law in the circuit court.”
Wilbourne v. Wilbourne, 748 So. 2d 184 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999). “The appellant cited Miss.Code Ann. § 11-5-79 (Rev.1991), arguing that the trial court had no authority to enjoin Don and threaten him with contempt.”
BancorpSouth Bank v. Albert Jermaine Duckett (Miss. 2006). “Miss. Code Ann. §11-5-79 (Rev. 2002) (“The decree of a court of chancery shall have the force, operation, and effect of a judgment at law in the circuit court.”
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