{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 8","heading":"Default","body":"Section 8. If, after such notice, the defendant does not appear within twenty-one days after the day specified therefor, a default shall be entered and judgment rendered against him as provided in section one.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 227"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter227/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:51Z","sha256":"c28adcfcd8784e7ec114a677d8acdc9623926d0fbda1f247b8cca326399d9b43","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}