{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-235-51","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 51","heading":"Death of party; completion of service","body":"Section 51. If either party dies after any property, real or personal, has been seized on execution, the service thereof may be completed in like manner and with like effect as if both parties were living and the officer may appoint an appraiser for the deceased party.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 235"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter235/Section51","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:57Z","sha256":"167b5abf0ccb41467fa1f1f3f16ad1b064fa3b47c653b23d98dfaefc5cbb2714","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-235-50","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-235-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}