Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 13-3-135 (2026)

Purchaser's title to certain interests of defendant sold under execution or attachment

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The purchaser of any chose in action, stock, share, interest, judgment, or decree of the defendant, sold under execution or attachment, shall become the owner thereof, in the same manner as if it had been regularly assigned to him by the defendant.

Codes, 1857, ch. 61, art. 285; 1880, § 1765; 1892, § 3471; 1906, § 3969; Hemingway's 1917, § 2976; 1930, § 3022; 1942, § 1910.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2003–2006 · leading case: Citizens Nat. Bank v. Dixieland Forest, 935 So. 2d 1004 (Miss. 2006).

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Citizens Nat. Bank v. Dixieland Forest, 935 So. 2d 1004 (Miss. 2006). · cites it 9× “(quoting Miss.Code Ann. § 13-3-135 (Rev. 2002) (emphasis in original)).”

Maranatha Faith Ctr., Inc. v. Colonial Trust Co., 904 So. 2d 1004 (Miss. 2004). · cites it 4× “Further supporting this premise is Miss Code Ann. § 13-3-135 (Rev.2002), which provides: The purchaser of any chose in action, stock, share, interest, judgment, or decree of the defendant, sold under execution or attachment, shall become the owner thereof, in the same manner as…”

Citizens Nat'l Bank v. Dixieland Forest Prods., LLC (Miss. 2004). · cites it 6× “(quoting Miss. Code Ann. § 13-3-135 (Rev. 2002) (emphasis in original)).”

Maranatha Faith Ctr., Inc. v. Colonial Trust Co. (Miss. 2003). · cites it 3× “(emphasis added). This statute specifically addresses the rights of purchaser of a chose in action sold under execution.”

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