{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 17","heading":"Mixed actions","body":"Section 17. The provisions of this chapter relative to judgment, bond and review in actions of tort shall apply to a mixed action if the defendant or one of several defendants is absent from the commonwealth, but, as to the service of process and notice to the defendant, it shall be conducted as a real action.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 227"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter227/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:51Z","sha256":"85f9d0ac504c2d545e5f06029762ce29bf39fc95730d9793d3d893a40925c9de","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-228-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}