{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-140a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 140A","heading":"Conclusiveness of consent judgment in automobile case","body":"Section 140A. In an action to recover damages for injuries to person or property, or for death, or consequential damages, so called, sustained by reason of a motor vehicle accident, a judgment entered by agreement of the parties, without a hearing on the merits, shall not operate as a bar to an action brought by a defendant in the action in which such judgment was entered, unless such agreement was signed by the defendant in person.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section140A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:53Z","sha256":"118ca87584b2960f8fdf8c7fb2344a2421ba0e7c32e0a264b09cbb3c47c58a91","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-140","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-140b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}