Section 19. If a person summoned as trustee, his executor or administrator, or if an officer, agent or other person who appears and answers for a corporation so summoned, knowingly and wilfully swears falsely in his answer or upon his examination, he shall be liable to the plaintiff in the trustee process, or to his executor or administrator, for the full amount due on the judgment recovered therein, with interest, to be paid out of his own goods and estate.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 246 sec. 19

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
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