Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 10 (2026)

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Section 10. A person summoned as trustee shall file his answer within twenty days after service of the trustee summons upon him, unless the court otherwise directs. The answer shall disclose plainly, fully and particularly what goods, effects or credits, if any, of the defendant were in the hands or possession of the trustee when he was served with process.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1957–2014 · leading case: Bakwin v. Mardirosian, 6 N.E.3d 1078 (Mass. 2014).

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Bakwin v. Mardirosian, 6 N.E.3d 1078 (Mass. 2014). “See G. L. c. 246, § 10; Mass. R. Civ. P. 4.2 (d), 365 Mass.”

Latorraca v. Taniki Fin. Corp., 393 F. App'x 730 (1st Cir. 2010). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 10 . Depending upon the answer, further fact-finding may be necessary.”

deBenedictis v. Dougherty (In re Dougherty), 509 B.R. 757 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2014). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 10 .... If the court ultimately determines that the trustee holds “goods, effects or credits” of the defendant, the trustee will be “charged,” judgment will enter against him, and he must then “pay over to the creditor or be subject to a trustee writ…”

Yandell v. White City Amusement Park, Inc., 232 F. Supp. 582 (D. Mass. 1964). “G.L. c. 246, §§ 10, 11), which amount comprised $84.”

Chuck Laverty & Sons Plumbing & Heating, Inc. v. LaChance Fin. Servs., Inc., 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 441 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2009). “2(d) and G.L.c. 246, §10 (2004 ed. & 2009 Supp.) unless otherwise directed by the court, a trustee shall file, but need not serve, its answer within twenty days after service of the trustee summons has been made upon the trustee.”

Pease v. Jernigan, 2014 Mass. App. Div. 169 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2014). “See G.L.c. 246, §10. Judgment affirmed. Within ten days of the date of this opinion, the defendants may file an opposition with this Division to the plaintiffs’ application for appellate attorney’s fees.”

Chang v. BankBoston, N.A., 11 Mass. L. Rptr. 583 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2000). “The Changs allege that pursuant to G.L.c. 246, §10 which obligates the trustee to “disclose, plainly, fully and particularly what goods, effects or credits, if any, of the defendant were in the hands or possession of the trustee when he was served with process," Bank-Boston had…”

Thompson-Durkee Co. v. Express Plumbing & Heating Co., 1994 Mass. App. Div. 190 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1994). “G.L.c. 246, §10. See generally, Singarella v.”

Plymouth Rock Transp. Corp. v. Saltman Bros. Inc., 13 Mass. App. Dec. 198 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1957). “246, §10 reads: "A person summoned as trustee in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston shall appear and file his answer within two days, after the return day of the writ, unless further time is allowed by the court. The answer shall disclose plainly, fully and particularly…”

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