{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-15","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, § 15","heading":"Perishable goods; sale","body":"Section 15. If appraisers appointed under section thirteen certify that property so seized is perishable and likely to depreciate in value by being kept, any district court may order a sale by auction of such property at such time and after such notice as the order, which shall be endorsed on the inventory, shall direct; but this section shall not affect the power of the court in which the libel is pending to order a sale of the property for sufficient cause at any time during the pendency of the libel.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 257"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter257/Section15","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:06Z","sha256":"1c4bfa3f64bfe2181f965dffe9862cf711e623764a2b61e9560a78bf11ec2b9b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-14","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-258-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}