Section 11. If a further amount afterwards becomes due on such bond or other contract, the plaintiff, his executor or administrator may by a motion in the court in which the judgment was rendered stating the nature of such further breach, cause the original defendant, his executor, administrator, heirs, devisees, or assigns to be summoned before such court to show cause why execution should not be awarded upon the judgment for the damages caused by such further breach.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 235 sec. 11

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
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