{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-228-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 1","heading":"Enumeration","body":"Section 1. In addition to the actions which survive by the common law, the following shall survive:—\n(1) Actions under chapter two hundred and forty-seven;\n(2) Actions of tort (a) for assault, battery, imprisonment or other damage to the person; (b) for consequential damages arising out of injury to the person and consisting of expenses incurred by a husband, wife, parent or guardian for medical, nursing, hospital or surgical services in connection with or on account of such injury; (c) for goods taken or carried away or converted; or (d) for damage to real or personal property; and\n(3) Actions against sheriffs for the misconduct or negligence of themselves or their deputies.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 228"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter228/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:51Z","sha256":"4930fb6369f4841185feed49639e19bf10da7c74140c8355cfef9933a9581856","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-228-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}