Legal Opinion

Combs v. Adams

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided September 7, 1977No. 49960Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUGG, Justice,

for the Court:

This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Madison County affirming an order of the county court upholding the validity of a sheriff’s sale under execution.

The issue is whether the sheriff’s sale is in compliance with the ten day advertisement requirements of Section 13-3-165 Mississippi Code Annotated (1972), when the first notice was posted on November 14, 1975, and the sale occurred on November 24, 1975. Section 13-3-165 provides:

Sales of personalty may be made on any day except Sunday, and shall be advertised ten days before, the day of sale by…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Strain v. GaydenMississippi Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Mississippi Cent. R. v. AultmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR Co. v. ForbesMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Donald v. Commercial BankMississippi Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Alexander v. KillebrewMississippi Supreme Court · 1975

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