{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-42a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 42A","heading":"Amount liquidated or ascertainable by calculation; limitation on attachment","body":"Section 42A. In an action or suit for an amount which is liquidated or ascertainable by calculation, no attachment by trustee process or otherwise shall be made for a larger sum than the amount of the claim and such additional amount as is reasonably necessary to include interest thereon and costs likely to be taxed in the action.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 223"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter223/Section42A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:49Z","sha256":"15e8442a9fb775d22e7641da51227b742ebdb8fad315ef3d0c0f5711ab287122","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-42","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}