Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court October 15, 1858 (Carruth v. Grassie)

Shaw, C. J.

The object and purpose of the statute are to secure certain articles necessary to the well-being and sustenance of the debtor, his wife and family, from being taken on execution for debt. "When a right is granted, either by an individual, or by a statute, the means of securing the right are aise *212granted by implication.