{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-158-53","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 53","heading":"Non-joinder of parties; abatement","body":"Section 53. No such suit in equity shall be abated by reason of the non-joinder of persons liable as defendants unless the plaintiff, after being notified by plea or answer of the existence of such persons, unreasonably neglects to make them parties.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 158"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter158/Section53","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:43Z","sha256":"8fa5b89d6f925a1110ada2bda7441aa5ea337fb3da96a89fb82b6827c7bcaef7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-158-52","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-158-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}