Section 55. If an executor or administrator as such is adjudged a trustee, the execution shall not be served on his own goods or estate nor on his person, and he shall be liable for the amount in his hands only in like manner and to the same extent as he would have been liable to the defendant if there had been no trustee process.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 246 sec. 55

  • 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
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.