75-7-603 - Conflicting claims; interpleader. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 75-7-603. Conflicting claims; interpleader.
 

If more than one (1) person claims title or possession of the goods, the bailee is excused from delivery until the bailee has had a reasonable time to ascertain the validity of the adverse claims or to commence an action for interpleader. The bailee may assert an interpleader either in defending an action for nondelivery of the goods or by original action. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 41A:7-603; Laws,  1966, ch. 316, § 7-603; Laws, 2006, ch. 527, § 39, eff from and after July 1, 2006.