{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156-37","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 37","heading":"Directors' liability","body":"Section 37. The directors of every corporation shall be jointly and severally liable for the debts and contracts of the corporation in the following cases:\nFirst. For declaring or assenting to a dividend if the corporation is, or thereby is rendered, bankrupt or insolvent, to the extent of such dividend.\nSecond. For debts contracted between the time of making or assenting to a loan to a stockholder or director and the time of its repayment, to the extent of such loan.\nDirectors who vote against declaring said dividend or who vote against making said loan shall not be liable as aforesaid.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 156"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter156/Section37","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:37Z","sha256":"97928268a845d6562f24be524a4dd2dc640b08f30759b9550dd42763f22c4150","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156-36","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}