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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 55 · Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 170
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 56 to 58 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 87
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 58A · Notice of default to company issuing motor vehicle liability policy or bond; assessment of damages deferred
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 59 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 87
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 59A · Advancing action for speedy trial
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 59B · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 87
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 59C · Request of either party
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 59D · Speedy trial of actions involving election laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 59E · Request of either party
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 59F · Speedy trial for persons sixty-five years of age or older
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 59G · Dismissal for failure to file a timely request for trial; vacation of judgment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 59H · Strategic litigation against public participation; special motion to dismiss
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60, 60A · Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 178
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60B · Malpractice actions against providers of health care; tribunal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60C · Malpractice complaints; ad damnum prohibited
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60D · Claim by minor against provider of health care; limitations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60E · Malpractice action; professional examination of claimant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60F · Award of damages; elements and itemization of amounts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60G · Reduction of award of damages; collateral sources of benefits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60H · Limitation of damages for pain and suffering
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60I · Attorney fees; limitations on contingency fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60J · Negligence actions for serving alcoholic beverages to minors or intoxicated persons; summary judgments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60K · Actions for malpractice, negligence, etc. against health care providers; damages; rate of interest
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60L · Written notice requirement for actions against health care providers as defined in seventh paragraph of Sec. 60B; time for filing; exceptions; contents; provider's access to medical records; written response
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 61 · Filing interrogatories
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 62 · Answers to interrogatories
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 63 · Rules governing use of interrogatories
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 64 · Failure to answer or to amend or expunge answer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 65 · Person answering interrogatories when corporation, municipal corporation, minor or incompetent is party
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 66 · Order for costs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 67 · Non-disclosure of information not pertinent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 68 · Inspecting documents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 69 · Demand for admissions; answer to demand or refusal of admissions; costs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 70 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 91
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 71 · Motions and interlocutory orders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 72 · Agreements regarding amendments and trial procedure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 73 · Repealed, 1932, 180, Sec. 40
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 74 to 76 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 94
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 77 · Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 185
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 78 · Repealed, 1932, 180, Sec. 40
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 79 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 94
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 80 · Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 187
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 81 · Charges as to facts, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 82 · Designation of place of trial
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 83 · Interrupting examination of witnesses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 84 · Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 189
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 84A · Consolidation of actions involving same subject matter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85 · Comparative negligence; limited effect of contributory negligence as defense
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85A · Prima facie evidence of owner's responsibility for operation of motor vehicle
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85B · Action for consequential damages; presumption of automobile owner's responsibility
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85C · Action to enforce liability policy or bond; presumption of insured's consent to operation of vehicle
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85D · Imputing negligence of parent or custodian to infant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85E · Motor vehicles; defenses in subrogation claims
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85F · Imputation of negligence of operator of motor vehicle to passenger-owner
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85G · Parents' liability for willful acts of minor children
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85H · Leased property; failure to return; conversion; presumption
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85I · Emergency care, etc. of injured persons by members of ski patrols; exemption from civil liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85J · Fraud or deceit in sale of personal property; treble damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85K · Limitation of tort liability of certain charitable organizations; liability of directors, officers or trustees of educational institutions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85L · Recovery of damages against operator of motor vehicle by guest; ordinary negligence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85M · Disclaimers of liability by parking facilities not a defense and void
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85N · Liability of licensed members of certain professional societies and committees for damages resulting from official acts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85O · Contracts; age of legal capacity and liability in civil actions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85P · Age of majority; legal capacity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85P 1/2 · Child performers; contracts; court approval
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85Q · Standard of care owed children; maintenance of artificial condition upon land
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85R · Boat races or regattas; liability for injuries
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85R 1/2 · Liability for damage to property as a result of shoplifting or attempted larceny; recovery
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85S · Physical alteration or destruction of fine art
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85T · Negligence action for serving alcohol to intoxicated person prohibited; exceptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85U · Death or injury to unlawful dwelling occupants; liability of lawful occupants
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85V · Sports program volunteers' liability; definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85W · Officers and directors of charitable corporations; tort liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85X · Loss of consortium of a dependent child; cause of action
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85Y · Child care facilities; liability of owner of property for injury or damage on premises
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85Z · Conveyances without fair consideration by persons in contempt of an order or judgment for child support; civil action
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85AA · Liability of registered rescue volunteers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85BB · False claim of hours worked knowingly submitted by law enforcement officer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 86 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 96
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 87 · Pleadings as evidence; effect
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 88 · Effect of unaccepted offer of judgment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 89 · Use at trial of answers to interrogatories
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 90 · Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 98
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 91 · Effect of unproved defense of truth in action of slander or libel; proof of statements not contained in pleadings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 91A · Radio or television broadcast; liability of owner of station, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 91B · Statement relating to bank loan for purchase of goods or services as defense to claim for libel
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 92 · Truth as justification for libel
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 93 · Retraction of libel; mitigation of damages; punitive damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 94 · Evidence in mitigation of damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 94A · Probable cause as defence in action for false arrest
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 94B · False arrest; shoplifting; defrauding innkeepers; defenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 94C · False arrest; theft of public records; defenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 95 · Defense to action on default judgment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 96 · Relief from final judgment; vacation; effect of attachment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 96A · Repealed, 1947, 361
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 97 · Appeal to superior court
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 98 · Appeal bond
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 99 · Deposit in lieu of appeal bond
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 100 · Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 111
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 101 · Record on appeal to superior court; transmission