Section 4. If judgment for a return of property is rendered in a civil action against an executor or administrator, the property returned by him shall not be assets in his hands; and if it has been included in the inventory, he shall be allowed therefor in his account if he shows that it has been returned in pursuance of such judgment.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title II - Actions and Proceedings Therein
Chapter 230 - Actions by and Against Executors and Administrators
Section 1 - Survival of Actions
Section 2 - Torts; Amount of Damages
Section 3 - Recovery of Goods or Damages for Benefit of Another
Section 4 - Accounting for Property Returned Pursuant to Judgment
Section 5 - Refusal to Enforce Claim; Action by Heir, Legatee or Creditor
Section 6 - Writs of Attachment and Executions
Section 7 - Attachments; Permission of Probate Court Required
Section 9 - Damages and Costs; Separate Executions
Section 10 - Liability of Executor or Administrator for Unsatisfied Judgment
Section 11 - Death or Removal of Executor or Administrator; Effect on Pending Action