Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 13-3-127 (2026)
Levy of writs of execution and attachments - on choses in action
✓ current as of July 2026
In case an attachment be levied on rights, credits, and choses in action, the officer shall take into his possession the books of accounts and other evidences of debt belonging to the defendant, and if the plaintiff so direct, he shall summon all persons appearing to be indebted to the defendant, or to have effects of his in their hands, as garnishees, in the manner prescribed by law.
Codes, 1892, § 3466; 1906, § 3965; Hemingway's 1917, § 2972; 1930, § 3018; 1942, § 1906.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1993–2004 · leading case: Maranatha Faith Ctr., Inc. v. Colonial Trust Co., 904 So. 2d 1004 (Miss. 2004).
Maranatha Faith Ctr., Inc. v. Colonial Trust Co., 904 So. 2d 1004 (Miss. 2004). “Miss.Code Ann. § 13-3-127 (Rev. 2002) provides: In case an attachment be levied on rights, credits, and choses in action, the officer shall take into his possession the books of accounts and other evidences of debt belonging to the defendant, and if the plaintiff so direct, he…”
Simmons v. Thomas, 827 F. Supp. 397 (S.D. Miss. 1993). “A judgment creditor under an appropriate writ may seize the intangible personal property and sell the property in satisfaction of the judgment.”
Maranatha Faith Ctr., Inc. v. Colonial Trust Co. (Miss. 2003). “Miss. Code Ann. § 13-3-127 (Rev. 2002) provides: In case an attachment be levied on rights, credits, and choses in action, the officer shall take into his possession the books of accounts and other evidences of debt belonging to the defendant, and if the plaintiff so direct, he…”
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