{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 2","heading":"Counterclaims","body":"Section 2. If an action is brought by a person not an inhabitant of the commonwealth or who cannot be found herein to be served with process, he shall be held to answer to any counterclaim brought against him by the defendant or defendants, if there be more than one, in the former action.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 227"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter227/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:51Z","sha256":"5cd3478bb67c641f4f2fcc66334083e3848c620005bee0509185bbb7f0266702","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}