Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-67 (2026)
Effect of fraudulent concealment of cause of action
✓ current as of July 2026
If a person liable to any personal action shall fraudulently conceal the cause of action from the knowledge of the person entitled thereto, the cause of action shall be deemed to have first accrued at, and not before, the time at which such fraud shall be, or with reasonable diligence might have been, first known or discovered.
Codes, 1857, ch. 57, art. 14; 1871, § 2158; 1880, § 2679; 1892, § 2749; 1906, § 3109; Hemingway's 1917, § 2473; 1930, § 2312; 1942, § 742.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 140
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Stephens v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y of US, 850 So. 2d 78 (Miss. 2003).
Stephens v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y of US, 850 So. 2d 78 (Miss. 2003). “Fraudulent concealment and the statute of limitations, Miss.Code Ann. § 15-1-67. ¶ 17. In cases concerning a claim of fraudulent concealment, Miss.”
Windham v. Latco of Mississippi, Inc., 972 So. 2d 608 (Miss. 2008). “Miss.Code Ann. § 15-1-67 (Rev.2003) (emphasis added).”
Trustmark Nat'l Bank v. Meador, 81 So. 3d 1112 (Miss. 2012). “Miss.Code Ann. § 15-1-67 (Rev.2003). When a plaintiff uses fraudulent concealment to toll the statute of limitations, he must prove the necessary elements of fraudulent concealment in order to defeat a defendant's motion for summary judgment.”
Bullard v. Guardian Life Ins. of Am., 941 So. 2d 812 (Miss. 2006). “Specifically, Miss.Code Ann. § 15-1-67 provides that "if a person liable to any personal action shall fraudulently conceal the cause of action from the knowledge of the person entitled thereto, the cause of action shall be deemed to have first accrued at, and not before, the…”
Weathers v. Metro. Life Ins., 14 So. 3d 688 (Miss. 2009). “Conversely, Weathers denied that his claims were time-barred and argued the statute of limitations was tolled under Section 15-1-67 of the Mississippi Code. ¶ 9.”
Howard v. CitiFinancial, Inc., 195 F. Supp. 2d 811 (S.D. Miss. 2002). “See Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-67 (providing that “the cause shall be deemed to have first accrued at, and not before, the time at which such fraud shall be, or with reasonable dihgence might have been, first known or discovered”).”
Rainwater v. Lamar Life Ins., 207 F. Supp. 2d 561 (S.D. Miss. 2002). “The question presented to this Court is whether or not there is any possibility that the statute of limitations was tolled under the provisions of Miss.Code Ann. § 15-1-67. POSITIONS OF THE PARTIES The Rainwaters allege that this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the…”
Reich v. Jesco, Inc., 526 So. 2d 550 (Miss. 1988). “First, they note that statutes of limitations do not begin to run where there is fraudulent concealment, citing Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-67 (1972) which reads: Section 15-1-67.”
Andrus v. Ellis, 887 So. 2d 175 (Miss. 2004). “Miss.Code Ann. § 15-1-67 (Rev.2003). Under the doctrine of fraudulent concealment, the running of the statute of limitations is tolled.”
Pursue Energy Corp. v. Abernathy, 77 So. 3d 1094 (Miss. 2011). “Miss.Code Ann. § 15-1-67 (Rev.2003). ¶ 44.”
Whitaker v. LIMECO CORP., 32 So. 3d 429 (Miss. 2010). “Miss.Code Ann. § 15-1-67 (Rev.2003). The proper test is “whether a reasonable person similarly situated would have discovered potential claims.”
Peters v. Metro. Life Ins., 164 F. Supp. 2d 830 (S.D. Miss. 2001). “In Phillips , the court cited Miss Code Ann. § 15-1-67 which provides: If a person liable to any personal action shall fraudulently conceal the cause of action from the knowledge of the person entitled thereto, the cause of action shall be deemed to have first accrued at, and…”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-67(1995) — 1 case
Smith v. Franklin Custodian Funds, Inc., 726 So. 2d 144 (Miss. 1998).
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