Mississippi Code
Chapter 7 - Executors and Administrators
§ 91-7-27. Probate of will prima facie evidence

On the trial of an issue made up to determine the validity of a will which has been duly admitted to probate, such probate shall be prima facie evidence of the validity of the will.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 91 - Trusts and Estates

Chapter 7 - Executors and Administrators

§ 91-7-1. Venue of proof of wills

§ 91-7-3. By whom presented

§ 91-7-5. Production of will compelled

§ 91-7-7. Proof of due execution of will

§ 91-7-9. Affidavit of subscribing witness receivable

§ 91-7-10. Affidavits may be used to authenticate holographic wills or codicils

§ 91-7-11. Testimony of absent witness

§ 91-7-13. Testimony on probating will reduced to writing

§ 91-7-15. Will executed by person in armed forces - additional manner of proof

§ 91-7-17. Rejection of will not binding

§ 91-7-19. All interested may be made parties

§ 91-7-21. Caveat against probate may be filed

§ 91-7-23. Validity contested within two years

§ 91-7-25. Necessary parties to contest

§ 91-7-27. Probate of will prima facie evidence

§ 91-7-29. Trial of issue devisavit vel non

§ 91-7-31. Wills recorded

§ 91-7-33. Foreign wills recorded

§ 91-7-35. Grant of letters testamentary

§ 91-7-37. Eighteen the age of majority for executors and administrators

§ 91-7-39. Administration with will annexed

§ 91-7-41. Oath and bond of executor or administrator with will annexed

§ 91-7-43. Executor as residuary legatee

§ 91-7-45. When bond not required

§ 91-7-49. Directions of will to be followed

§ 91-7-51. Effect of receipt for money by executor or trustee

§ 91-7-53. Temporary administrator

§ 91-7-55. Estate to be appraised

§ 91-7-57. Powers of temporary administrator

§ 91-7-59. Compensation of temporary administrator

§ 91-7-61. Administrator to institute suits

§ 91-7-65. Persons disqualified to administer

§ 91-7-67. Oath and bond of administrator

§ 91-7-68. Administrator of estate of intestate under legal disability

§ 91-7-69. Administration de bonis non

§ 91-7-71. Rights of administrator de bonis non

§ 91-7-73. County administrator

§ 91-7-75. Bond and oath of county administrator

§ 91-7-77. Additional bond may be required

§ 91-7-79. Letters granted to county administrator

§ 91-7-81. Accounts to be filed when office vacated

§ 91-7-83. Sheriff administrator in certain cases

§ 91-7-85. Removal and surrender of trust

§ 91-7-87. Administration revoked by proof of will and grant of letters testamentary

§ 91-7-89. Letters of certain nonresidents revoked

§ 91-7-91. Assets defined; unsecured creditors to give notice

§ 91-7-93. Inventory of money and property owned by decedent at time of death

§ 91-7-95. Supplementary inventory or appraisement

§ 91-7-97. Adoption of collector's inventory or new inventory

§ 91-7-99. All to join in returning inventory

§ 91-7-101. Debt from executor or administrator inventoried

§ 91-7-103. Summary proceeding for discovery of assets

§ 91-7-105. Failure to return inventory

§ 91-7-107. Perfect inventory may be compelled

§ 91-7-109. Inventory and appraisement by qualified disinterested persons

§ 91-7-117. Executor or administrator to set apart exempt property

§ 91-7-135. Court or chancellor to set apart one year's support for family

§ 91-7-141. Court or chancellor may apportion year's allowance

§ 91-7-143. Minor distributee or legatee maintained

§ 91-7-147. Newspaper notices dispensed with in small estates

§ 91-7-149. Probate of claims

§ 91-7-151. Claims to be registered in ninety days or barred; amendment of affidavits

§ 91-7-153. Registration of claim stops limitation

§ 91-7-155. Executor to pay probated, registered debts

§ 91-7-157. Executor to pay taxes

§ 91-7-159. Agreement with commissioner of internal revenue to exercise discretion in distributing assets of estate or trust

§ 91-7-161. Creditors whose claims are not due must accept payment

§ 91-7-163. Claim of executor or administrator to be treated same as other claims

§ 91-7-165. Claims may be contested

§ 91-7-167. Creditor having lien failing to present claim

§ 91-7-169. Growing crop

§ 91-7-171. Farm may be cultivated or rented

§ 91-7-173. Executor or administrator may continue business for limited time

§ 91-7-175. Sale of perishable property

§ 91-7-177. Private sale of personal property

§ 91-7-179. Sale for appraised value without order

§ 91-7-181. Certain property may be sold without being present

§ 91-7-183. Public sale of personal property

§ 91-7-185. Report of sale and proceedings

§ 91-7-187. Sale of land in preference to personalty

§ 91-7-189. Sale to pay the purchase-money of land

§ 91-7-191. Sale of land upon insufficiency of personalty

§ 91-7-193. Waste of personal estate no bar

§ 91-7-195. Creditors may apply for sale of property

§ 91-7-197. Interested parties to be cited upon petition to sell property

§ 91-7-199. Hearing and decree

§ 91-7-201. Mistake in description of land may be corrected

§ 91-7-203. Bond to pay debts may be given and decree for sale not made

§ 91-7-205. Bond required in decree for sale of lands; waiver of bond

§ 91-7-207. Failure to give bond

§ 91-7-209. Purchase-money a charge on property

§ 91-7-211. Estoppel from receipt of purchase-money

§ 91-7-213. Borrowing money to pay claims

§ 91-7-215. Procedure for borrowing

§ 91-7-217. Overplus and contribution

§ 91-7-219. Procedure in vacation

§ 91-7-221. Executor or administrator to make title to land

§ 91-7-223. Executors and administrators may make deeds of conveyance

§ 91-7-225. Lands may be leased to pay debts

§ 91-7-227. Executors and administrators to renew obligation and encumbrances of estate

§ 91-7-229. Claims may be sold or compromised

§ 91-7-231. Actions which accrue in administration

§ 91-7-233. What actions survive to executor or administrator

§ 91-7-235. What actions survive against executor or administrator

§ 91-7-237. Death of party not to abate suit in certain cases

§ 91-7-239. Executor or administrator not to be sued for ninety days

§ 91-7-241. Suit by or against administrator not to abate

§ 91-7-243. Not bound to plead specially

§ 91-7-245. Any one interested may defend suit

§ 91-7-247. Actions which accrue between administrators

§ 91-7-249. Executor in his own wrong

§ 91-7-251. Liability of executor or administrator of an executor de son tort

§ 91-7-253. Fiduciary not to use funds; investment by fiduciary bank in time certificates of deposit

§ 91-7-255. Fiduciary not to transfer negotiable papers

§ 91-7-259. Foreign executor or administrator may sue

§ 91-7-261. Procedures for insolvent estates

§ 91-7-263. Creditor may institute insolvency proceedings

§ 91-7-265. Decree of insolvency after all property sold

§ 91-7-267. Publication and claims presented in insolvent estate

§ 91-7-269. Filing, examination, and adjudication of claims in insolvent estate

§ 91-7-271. Distribution of assets in insolvent estate

§ 91-7-273. Suits not to abate on insolvency

§ 91-7-275. Suit not allowed after decree of insolvency

§ 91-7-277. Annual accounts

§ 91-7-281. Attorney's fees allowable

§ 91-7-283. Defaulters to be listed and cited

§ 91-7-285. Process for derelict fiduciary

§ 91-7-287. Publication of process for defaulter

§ 91-7-289. Hearing for derelict fiduciary

§ 91-7-291. Final accounts

§ 91-7-293. Names of interested parties to be stated

§ 91-7-295. Summons or publication for final account

§ 91-7-297. Hearing and adjudication of final account

§ 91-7-299. Allowance to executor or administrator

§ 91-7-301. Personal estate sold for division

§ 91-7-303. Distribution compelled

§ 91-7-307. Delaying settlement

§ 91-7-309. Accounts may be opened and falsified in two years

§ 91-7-311. Bonds to be recorded; suits thereon

§ 91-7-313. Suit for devastavit

§ 91-7-315. New bond of executors and administrators may be required

§ 91-7-317. Relief of sureties and new bond

§ 91-7-319. Executors may receive credit for costs of bond in surety company

§ 91-7-321. Custodian appointed for distributive share

§ 91-7-323. Wages due deceased employee

§ 91-7-325. Suit to recover wages if not paid within sixty days

§ 91-7-327. Duty of chancery clerk when wages paid to him

§ 91-7-329. Not to apply to estates administered upon

§ 91-7-331. "Administrator" defined