Section 12. The plaintiff may from time to time examine the alleged trustee upon written interrogatories filed in the clerk’s office. The answers thereto shall be signed, sworn to and filed in said office within seven days after notice to the trustee or his attorney of the filing of the interrogatories, unless the court otherwise orders. If the answers are not so filed, the court may make such order as the case may require.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 246 sec. 12

  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.