Section 8. If a judgment for costs is rendered against an executor or administrator in an action commenced by or against him, or in an action commenced by or against the testator or intestate, wherein the executor or administrator has appeared and taken upon himself the prosecution or defence, he shall be personally liable for the costs, and execution shall be awarded against his body, goods and estate, as if it were for his own debt. Costs paid by him shall be allowed in his account unless the probate court determines that the action was prosecuted or defended without reasonable cause.
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