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General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 197 Payment of Debts, Legacies and Distributive Shares. - Section 1 Executor or administrator; construction of definition

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[ Text of section effective until July 1, 2011. Repealed by 2008, 521, Sec. 16. See 2008, 521, Sec. 44.]

  Section 34. If, in consequence of insolvency or bankruptcy, absence or other cause, a person liable for such debt fails to pay his just proportion thereof to the creditor, he shall be liable to indemnify all who, by reason of such failure on his part, pay more than their just proportion of the same. Such indemnity may be recovered by all of them jointly, or in separate actions by one or more of them for his or their parts respectively.

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