{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-109-57","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109, § 57","heading":"Proper plaintiff","body":"Section 57. In a derivative action, the plaintiff must be a partner at the time of bringing the action and (1) at the time of the transaction of which he complains or (2) his status as a partner had devolved upon him by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person who was a partner at the time of the transaction.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 109"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter109/Section57","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:35Z","sha256":"b49f281af9a660e9974458d0c8b95704401ca3115a1f2db9db08232abc6b2efc","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-109-56","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-109-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}