Massachusetts § 73 Carrier or warehouseman; property in possession

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 73 — Carrier or warehouseman; property in possession

Massachusetts § 73

Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES

Title IIACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS THEREIN

Ch. 223COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS, SERVICE OF PROCESS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 73 (2026).

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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.

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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.

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