Section 23. If the probate court, upon the representation of a person interested in an estate, finds that the executor or administrator has failed in any manner not specified in the three preceding sections to perform the conditions of his bond, it may authorize any creditor, next of kin, legatee or other person aggrieved by such maladministration to bring an action on the bond.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 205 sec. 23

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Probate: Proving a will