General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 158 Certain Miscellaneous Corporations - Section 51 Death of a defendant

Section 51. If a defendant dies during the pendency of such a suit in equity, it shall not abate thereby; but his estate in the hands of his executor or administrator shall be liable to the same extent as he would be if living. Such executor or administrator may voluntarily appear and become a party to the suit or may be summoned by the plaintiff.

Section:  Previous  40  41  42  43  44  45  46  47  48  49  50  51  52  53  54  Next

Last modified: September 11, 2015