Such action may be brought by a person who is next of kin to recover his share of the personal property after a decree of the probate court ascertaining the amount due him, if the executor or administrator neglects upon demand to pay it.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 205, § 22
Actions upon bonds by next of kin
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