Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-131 (2026)
[Repealed]
✓ current as of July 2026
Codes, 1892, § 2215; 1906, § 2433; Hemingway's 1917, § 1994; 1930, § 1898; 1942, § 435; Laws, 1950, ch. 349, § 13; Laws, 2008, ch. 442, § 31, eff. 7/1/2008.
Repealed by Laws, 2019, ch. 463, SB 2828,§ 13, eff. 1/1/2020.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1984–2004 · leading case: USF&G CO. v. Conservatorship of Melson, 809 So. 2d 647 (Miss. 2002).
USF&G CO. v. Conservatorship of Melson, 809 So. 2d 647 (Miss. 2002). “§ 93-13-123, 125 (1972); alcoholics or drug addicts, Miss.Code Ann. § 93-13-131 (1972); convicts in the penitentiary, Miss.”
Harvey v. Meador, 459 So. 2d 288 (Miss. 1984). “§ 93-13-15 (1972); or incompetent adults, Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-121 (Supp. 1983); a person of unsound mind, Miss.”
Butler v. Brantley, 865 So. 2d 1126 (Miss. 2004). “To establish which law should have been utilized to handle Buffy’s estate, we first take note of the individuals who may be declared wards under each statute: Guardians may be appointed for minors, Miss.Code Ann. § 93-13-15 (1972); or incompetent adults, Miss.”
United States Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Iris Althea Melson (Miss. 1999). “1983); a person of unsound mind, Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-123 , 125 (1972); alcoholics or drug addicts, Miss.”
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