{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-137-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 137, § 5","heading":"Recovery of stolen or embezzled money or property","body":"Section 5. If, in a case under the preceding section, the money or property paid or delivered has been stolen, embezzled or fraudulently or wrongfully used by the party entitled to recover under said section, the person to whom it rightfully belongs may in his own name recover it in contract.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 137"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter137/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:14Z","sha256":"4ac914a2e25fc583358d6c1e81cf299c02f8327c9806a6ab18ea50167ca9b242","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-137-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-137-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}