Massachusetts § 56 - Failure of executor or administrator to pay amount charged; remedies
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 56 — Failure of executor or administrator to pay amount charged; remedies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56. Failure of executor or administrator to pay amount charged; remedies
Section 56. If, after final judgment against an executor or administrator for a sum certain due from him as trustee, he fails to pay the same, the original plaintiff in the trustee process shall have the same remedy for recovering the amount, either upon a suggestion of waste or by an action on the administration bond, as the defendant in the trustee process would have had upon a judgment recovered by himself for the same demand against the executor or administrator.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 56 cover?
Section 56 ("Failure of executor or administrator to pay amount charged; remedies") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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