Section 54. If a person, against whom as trustee execution has been issued, is not living at the expiration of thirty days after final judgment in the trustee process, a demand, for the purpose of holding the attachment, may be made upon the executor or administrator of such deceased person within thirty days after his appointment, and shall have the same effect as if made within thirty days after the judgment.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 246 sec. 54

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.