{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-73","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 73","heading":"Carrier or warehouseman; property in possession","body":"Section 73. Except as provided in the preceding section, property in the possession of a carrier or warehouseman may be attached by trustee process or otherwise; but if the bill of lading or receipt, though non-negotiable, has been transferred, and the carrier or warehouseman notified of the transfer, the title of the transferee shall not be defeated by an attachment in a suit against a prior owner of the goods.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 223"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter223/Section73","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:49Z","sha256":"8a0b27bcf5bbc9ae16a23fadd40fe4fca5fcca134086c23df711d457b182530f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-72","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}