{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-37-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 37, § 8","heading":"Suits on bonds of sheriffs","body":"Section 8. The holder of a judgment against a sheriff or his estate, for a cause which constitutes a breach of the condition of his official bond, or a person who has obtained an allowance of such claim against his estate, if settled as insolvent, may, at his own expense, prosecute a suit on such bond in the name of the state treasurer, and the proceedings shall be the same as in a suit by a creditor on an administration bond.","path":["Part I","Title VI","Chapter 37"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVI/Chapter37/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:28Z","sha256":"03af681ddb8e2d0681c949f19dba20563afe7206ee2a7c4516b54e76c4b0a685","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-37-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-37-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}