It is a long-standing principle that a judgment and execution may be assigned, so as to vest an equitable interest in the assignee. See Rhodes v. Farmer, 58 U.S. 464 (1854); Dunn v. Snell, 15 Mass. 481 (1819); The Cadle Co. v. Lyons, 2017 Mass.App. Div. 56 (Dist. Ct. 2017), aff'd sub nom. Cadle Co. v. Lyons, 93 Mass.App.Ct. 1101 (2018) (“When a judgment is assigned in total, the assignee becomes the only real party in interest.