Mississippi Code
Chapter 3 - Exempt Property
§ 85-3-19. Beneficiaries of deceased plaintiff take damages free from debts

Whenever suit was begun in the name of the party injured, and such party shall die while said suit is pending in any court, and said suit shall be revived in the name of the administrator, any sum finally recovered in any such suit, if such deceased left surviving a husband or wife, or children or father or mother, to whom such judgment shall be distributed, as may be provided by law, such wife or children, or father or mother, or husband who may be entitled to recover or receive such moneys shall take same free from all liabilities for the debts of the deceased, and also free from all liabilities for the debts of the person or persons, as above entitled to receive them.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 85 - Debtor-Creditor Relationship

Chapter 3 - Exempt Property

§ 85-3-1. Property exempt from seizure under execution or attachment

§ 85-3-2. Certain federal exemptions prohibited

§ 85-3-3. Execution or attachment of personal property; selection of exempt property

§ 85-3-5. Execution or attachment of personal property; plaintiff's indemnity bond; liability of officer

§ 85-3-7. Execution or attachment of personal property; defendant may sue on plaintiff's indemnity bond

§ 85-3-9. Execution or attachment of personal property; replevy by defendant

§ 85-3-13. Proceeds of life insurance policy; payable to executor; limits

§ 85-3-15. Proceeds of life insurance policy; unassigned policies

§ 85-3-17. Judgment for personal injury

§ 85-3-19. Beneficiaries of deceased plaintiff take damages free from debts

§ 85-3-21. Homestead exemption; land and buildings

§ 85-3-23. Homestead exemption; land and buildings; insurance proceeds; personal property

§ 85-3-25. Homestead declaration; form; deposit with clerk of chancery court

§ 85-3-27. Homestead declaration; effect

§ 85-3-29. Homestead declaration; recording

§ 85-3-31. Homestead designated by law when not selected

§ 85-3-33. Heirs may designate homestead

§ 85-3-35. Allotment of homestead; selection of householders or freeholders to set off portion of land

§ 85-3-37. Allotment of homestead; premises not capable of division

§ 85-3-39. Allotment of homestead; how contested by plaintiff

§ 85-3-41. Allotment of homestead; how contested by defendant

§ 85-3-43. Homestead liable to debts when debtor ceases to reside thereon

§ 85-3-47. Property not exempt from execution

§ 85-3-49. Exempt property may be disposed of

§ 85-3-51. Exemptions allowed to residents only