{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-48","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 48","heading":"Prosecution or defense of own suits; restriction","body":"Section 48. Parties may manage, prosecute or defend their own suits personally, or by such attorneys as they may engage; but not more than two persons for each party shall, without permission of the court, be allowed to manage any case therein.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 221"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter221/Section48","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:47Z","sha256":"3b01287c21c6acf275f767d486798506a7c9e6d26e8354a8fad5fc0693d5b950","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-47","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}