{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 16","heading":"Real actions; absence of one of several defendants","body":"Section 16. Real actions against several defendants, any one of whom is absent from the commonwealth, shall be conducted relative to him as if he were the sole defendant.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 227"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter227/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:51Z","sha256":"85294f014d1001257d4aabacd3fa0848c2e807482d7b444291e077bf6970ee3e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}