{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-228-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 9","heading":"Death of one of several plaintiffs","body":"Section 9. If any of several plaintiffs in a real or mixed action dies before final judgment, his heir or devisee shall be admitted, upon motion, to prosecute the action with the survivors, in the same manner as if he had been originally a party thereto.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 228"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter228/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:51Z","sha256":"4be1278e505b5aa270137646d0a6646e574974ced73faf2c62e62c713b3fbe9a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-228-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-228-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}