Any person upon whom, in his representative capacity as above set out in Section 11-35-11, there shall be served a writ of garnishment under the provisions of Sections 11-35-1 and 11-35-11 through 11-35-21 shall, if he shall fail or refuse to answer such writ as provided by law in other cases of writs of garnishment and answers thereto forfeit and pay to the plaintiff in the judgment upon which the writ has issued the sum of twenty-five dollars, the same to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure
§ 11-35-1. When issued on judgment or decree
§ 11-35-3. When issued on suing out attachment
§ 11-35-5. Form for writ of garnishment on judgment or decree
§ 11-35-7. Form of the writ of garnishment-when issued by the sheriff
§ 11-35-11. Service of writs of garnishment on government employees
§ 11-35-15. Garnishment against state public officer or employee; fee for service of writ
§ 11-35-19. Garnishment against public officer or employee; failure to answer writ; penalty
§ 11-35-21. Garnishment against public officer or employee; effect of writ
§ 11-35-27. Garnishee's answer; time
§ 11-35-29. Judgment on answer
§ 11-35-31. Garnishee's failure to answer
§ 11-35-33. Garnishee may claim exemptions
§ 11-35-35. Stay if debt not yet due; delivery of goods or chattels to sheriff
§ 11-35-37. Garnishee protected in certain cases
§ 11-35-39. Garnishee may plead that judgment is void
§ 11-35-41. Garnishee may compel interpleader
§ 11-35-43. Claim of third person tried
§ 11-35-45. Contest of garnishee's answer by plaintiff
§ 11-35-47. Contest of garnishee's answer by defendant
§ 11-35-49. Transfer to other county; change of venue
§ 11-35-51. Judgment on issue against garnishee
§ 11-35-53. Valuation and discharge of judgment
§ 11-35-55. No final judgment in certain cases
§ 11-35-57. Executors and administrators may be garnished