Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-135 (2026)
[Repealed]
✓ current as of July 2026
Codes, 1880, § 2123; 1892, § 2218; 1906, § 2436; Hemingway's 1917, § 1997; 1930, § 1901; 1942, § 438; Laws, 2012, ch. 529, § 2, eff. 7/1/2012.
Repealed by Laws, 2019, ch. 463, SB 2828,§ 13, eff. 1/1/2020.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). “§ 93-13-131 (1972); convicts in the penitentiary, Miss.Code Ann. § 93-13-135 (1972); persons in the armed forces or merchant seamen reported as missing, Miss.”
Harvey v. Meador, 459 So. 2d 288 (Miss. 1984). “1983); a person of unsound mind, Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-123 , 125 (1972); alcoholics or drug addicts, 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). “§ 93-13-131 (1972); convicts in the penitentiary, Miss. Code Ann. § 93-13-135 (1972); persons in the armed forces or merchant seamen reported as missing, Miss.”
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