Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 130 (2026)
Dissolution of attachment upon appointment of receiver
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Section 130. An attachment of property shall be dissolved by the appointment by any court of competent jurisdiction in the commonwealth of a receiver to take possession of such property if the complaint seeking the appointment of such receiver is filed in said court within four months after such attachment was made, unless the court at any time, in its discretion, continues such attachment. In such case the court may authorize the receiver to prosecute or defend the action upon which the attachment was made.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1923–1923 · leading case: Cambridge Sav. Bank v. Clerk of Courts, 137 N.E. 872 (Mass. 1923).
Cambridge Sav. Bank v. Clerk of Courts, 137 N.E. 872 (Mass. 1923). “It is obvious the Cambridge Savings Bank and other creditors having attachments which were dissolved upon the appointment of a receiver were interested parties and had the right to intervene and oppose the appointment of the receiver, when made or thereafter on petition to…”
Hampden Nat'l Bank v. Hampden R.R., 141 N.E. 107 (Mass. 1923). “G. L. c. 223, § 130. Davis v. Mazzuchelli, 238 Mass.”
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