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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 67 (2026)

Delivery of property by trustee; limitation of action on bond

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Section 67. After the filing of such bond, the trustee may deliver to the person by whom or in whose behalf as principal the bond was given the money or other thing in his hands, or that part thereof to which the bond applies, and shall not after such delivery be liable to the plaintiff therefor, nor shall any execution therefor issue against him. No action on such bond shall be commenced after the expiration of six years from the date thereof.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1928–1932 · leading case: Castaline v. Swardlick, 163 N.E. 62 (Mass. 1928).
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Castaline v. Swardlick, 163 N.E. 62 (Mass. 1928). · cites it 2× “189, § 66, now G. L. c. 246, § 67, the court had no jurisdiction of the cause of action set forth in that declaration.”
Webb v. Cohen, 182 N.E. 337 (Mass. 1932). “G. L. c. 246, § 67. The filing of the bond released from attachment the funds in the trustee’s hands.”
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