Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-191 (2026)

Enrolled judgment as lien

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A judgment so enrolled shall be a lien upon and bind all the property of the defendant within the county where so enrolled, from the rendition thereof, and shall have priority according to the order of such enrollment, in favor of the judgment creditor, his representatives or assigns, against the judgment debtor and all persons claiming the property under him after the rendition of the judgment. A judgment shall not be a lien on any property of the defendant thereto unless the same be enrolled. In counties having two (2) judicial districts, a judgment shall operate as a lien only in the district or districts in which it is enrolled. Any judgment for the purpose described in Section 85-3-52 shall not be a lien on any property in this state, real, personal or mixed, that is owned by a resident of this state, and shall not be enforced or satisfied against any such property.

Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 61, art. 14 (1); 1857, ch. 61, art. 261; 1871, § 830; 1880, § 1737; 1892, § 757; 1906, § 819; Hemingway's 1917, § 607; 1930, § 611; 1942, § 1555; Laws, 1995, ch. 565, § 3, eff. 7/1/1995.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1992–2022 · leading case: Shutze v. Credithrift of Am., Inc., 607 So. 2d 55 (Miss. 1992).

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Shutze v. Credithrift of Am., Inc., 607 So. 2d 55 (Miss. 1992). · cites it 5× “Miss. Code Ann. §§ 11-7-191 and 89-5-1, et seq.”

TXG Intrastate Pipeline Co. v. Grossnickle, 716 So. 2d 991 (Miss. 1997). · cites it 2× “According to Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-191 , "the lien follows the property and does not authorize a money judgment against a person who has disposed of the property.”

Bennie Whitehead v. Food Max of Mississippi, Inc., Kmart Corp. v. Paul S. Minor, 332 F.3d 796 (5th Cir. 2003). “, Miss.Code Ann. § 11-7-191; see also Fed. R.”

Est. of Roby v. Roby, 84 So. 3d 786 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “2010) (emphasis added); see also Miss.Code Ann. § 11-7-191 (Rev.2004) ("A judgment shall not be a lien on any property of the defendant thereto unless the same be enrolled.”

Gordon v. Gordon, 929 So. 2d 981 (Miss. Ct. App. 2006). “Miss.Code Ann. §§ 11-7-191 and 11-7-197 (Rev.”

Trustmark Nat. Bank v. PIKE CTY. NAT. BANK, 716 So. 2d 618 (Miss. 1998). “On July 10, 1987, pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-191 , Trustmark's judgment became a valid lien on all property owned by Watkins in Pike County, including the 59.”

McMillan v. Aru, 773 So. 2d 355 (Miss. Ct. App. 2000). “Miss.Code Ann. § 11-7-191 (Supp.1999). Its priority against other liens and claims dates from its enrollment.”

In the Matter of The Est. of Frances M. Jordan: Unifund CCR Partners v. The Est. of Frances Jordan, Pamela M. London & Elena Jordan Tate (Miss. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “5 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-191 (Rev. 2019) (emphases added).”

HL&C Marion, LLC v. DIMA Homes, Inc. (Miss. Ct. App. 2021). “See Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-191 (Rev. 2019). The Kennedys failed to 2 pay the county ad valorem owed taxes for 2015.”

TXG Intrastate Pipeline Co v. Dean v. Grossnickle (Miss. 1994). · cites it 2× “According to Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-191 , "the lien follows the property and does not authorize a money judgment against a person who has disposed of the property.”

Trustmark Nat'l Bank v. Pike Cnty. Nat'l Bank (Miss. 1996). “On July 10, 1987, pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-191 , Trustmark's judgment became a valid lien on all property owned by Watkins in Pike County, including the 59.”

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