The proceedings shall be conducted as other suits in the chancery court; and, if determined in favor of the state, the court shall decree the property escheated to the state, and thereby the state shall be seized and possessed of the property in law and in fact; but no final decree shall be rendered therein within less than twelve (12) months from the commencement of the suit. The successor of the escheator who filed the bill may appear and conduct the suit without revivor or alteration of the pleadings.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 89 - Real and Personal Property
§ 89-11-1. When property shall escheat
§ 89-11-3. County administrator or sheriff is escheator; his duty, and duty of the assessor
§ 89-11-5. Proceedings to establish escheats
§ 89-11-7. What persons summoned; publication made
§ 89-11-9. A claimant not a party may answer
§ 89-11-11. Proceedings in court
§ 89-11-13. Persons in possession liable for rent or hire of escheated property
§ 89-11-15. Reports by escheator
§ 89-11-17. Sale of escheated personalty; payment of debts
§ 89-11-19. How real estate subjected to payments of debts
§ 89-11-21. Where escheated land is recovered from the purchaser
§ 89-11-23. Proceeds of personal property reclaimed
§ 89-11-25. Proceedings, where had
§ 89-11-27. Costs shall be allowed as in other cases
§ 89-11-29. Institution of escheat proceedings
§ 89-11-31. Sale of severed minerals which escheat to the state