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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
  4. Chapter 246 TRUSTEE PROCESS
  5. Section 48 Appearance of trustee; proceedings; judgments

Section 48

Section 48: Appearance of trustee; proceedings; judgments

Section 48. In a proceeding brought under section forty-five, if the trustee appears and answers, he may be examined; but if he has been examined in the original action, he shall be examined again only by order of the court. A trustee may prove any matter necessary or proper for his defense; and any judgment rendered against him shall express the amount for which he is chargeable.