{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-48","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 48","heading":"Appearance of trustee; proceedings; judgments","body":"Section 48. In a proceeding brought under section forty-five, if the trustee appears and answers, he may be examined; but if he has been examined in the original action, he shall be examined again only by order of the court. A trustee may prove any matter necessary or proper for his defense; and any judgment rendered against him shall express the amount for which he is chargeable.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 246"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter246/Section48","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:00Z","sha256":"e12714642b42362982111cc0fcb4b3c4dadce24af2c708259b0156ede432a641","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-47","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}