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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 3, 4 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 56
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 5 · Agents for service of process; duty to appoint by certain individuals; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 5A · Appointment of city or town clerk as agent for service of process by certain non-residents; certificate; notice of action; filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 6 · Attachment of realty; dismissal of action upon failure of notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 7 · Notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 8 · Default
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 9 · Bond
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 10 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 60
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 11 · Execution levied on land
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 12 · Judgment in real actions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 13 · Tort actions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 14 · Contract actions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 15 · Prosecution against persons served; new action
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 16 · Real actions; absence of one of several defendants
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 17 · Mixed actions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 1 · Enumeration
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 2 · Death of party in suit against officer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 3 · Judgment for or against executor or administrator of officer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 4 · Death of sole plaintiff or defendant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 4A · Substitution of executor or administrator
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 5 · Prosecution or defense of actions by executor or administrator; citation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 5A · Commencement of action for order to executor or administrator to appear and defend notwithstanding failure to take out citation within time limit of preceding section; further orders for determination on merits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 5B · Failure of legal representative to give timely notice of death to plaintiff as ground for relief authorized by Sec. 5A
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 5C · Prior payment or distribution unaffected by relief authorized by Sec. 5A or Rules of Civil Procedure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 6 · Nonsuit or default
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 7 · Death of joint plaintiff or defendant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 8 · Prosecution by devisee or heir
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 9 · Death of one of several plaintiffs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 10 · Prosecution by survivor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 11 · Death of defendant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 12 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 67
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 13 · Insanity of party during pendency of action
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 14 · Removal, resignation or death of appointed public officer or trustee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 1 · Damages for death from defective ways; persons entitled
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 2 · Wrongful death; damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 2A · Repealed, 1958, 238, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 2B · Damages for death of employee by negligence of employer, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 2C · Repealed, 1958, 238, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 3 to 5 · Repealed, 1946, 614, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 5A · Death of tortfeasor; effect
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 6 · Conscious suffering; recovery of damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 6A · Insufficiency of estate to pay certain expenses, etc.; preferences
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 6B · New assets
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 6C · Amount recoverable
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 6D · Amendments of actions brought under wrong law
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 6E · Death or death and conscious suffering of employee; assessment of damages; amount
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 6F · Notice of injury; laws applicable
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 7 to 10 · Repealed, 1946, 614, Sec. 6
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 11 · Interest
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 1 · Survival of actions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 2 · Torts; amount of damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 3 · Recovery of goods or damages for benefit of another
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 4 · Accounting for property returned pursuant to judgment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 5 · Refusal to enforce claim; action by heir, legatee or creditor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 6 · Writs of attachment and executions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 7 · Attachments; permission of probate court required
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 8 · Costs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 9 · Damages and costs; separate executions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 10 · Liability of executor or administrator for unsatisfied judgment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 11 · Death or removal of executor or administrator; effect on pending action
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 12 · Death or removal of fiduciary after judgment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, § 13 · Appeal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 1 to 5 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 73
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6 · Assignee of claim assigned by executor or administrator, proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6A · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 75
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6B · Interest added to damages in tort actions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6C · Interest added to damages in contract actions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6D · Damages for pain and suffering in tort actions arising out of operation, etc., of motor vehicles; restrictions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6E · Definitions applicable to sections 6E to 6G
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6F · Costs, expenses and interest for insubstantial, frivolous or bad faith claims or defenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6G · Appeals; motions for expenses for insubstantial, frivolous or bad faith claims or defenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6H · Interest on damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6I · Interest rate; schedule
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 7 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 75
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 8 · Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 158
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 9 · Action to recover possession of real property
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 10 to 13 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 75
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 13A · Invalidity of stipulation waiving service of process or authorizing confession of judgment; vacation of judgment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 13B · Ad damnum or monetary amount claimed
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 14 to 20 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 75
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 21 · Pleading following answer in abatement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 22 · Pleading the general issue; evidence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 23 to 30 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 77
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 31 · Equitable defenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 32 to 34 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 78
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 35 · Reply avoiding defense in equity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 36 to 38 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 80
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 39 · Real and mixed actions at issue in land court
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 40, 41 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 82
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 42 · Endorsement of pleading or process before filing or entry; residence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 43 · Late endorsement of pleading or process
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 44 · Endorsement when plaintiff removes from commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 45 · Procuring new responsible endorser
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 46 · Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 168
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 47 · Dismissal on failure to obtain endorser
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 48 · Substitute endorser
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 49, 50 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 84
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 51 · Amendments as to parties, process or pleading
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 52 · Amendment after demurrer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 53, 54 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 87