{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-31","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 31","heading":"Equitable defenses","body":"Section 31. In the district courts, the defendant may allege in defense any facts which would entitle him in equity to be absolutely and unconditionally relieved against the plaintiff's claim or cause of action or against a judgment recovered by the plaintiff in such action.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section31","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:52Z","sha256":"caaf63667597250e61abd33ee4eacaabe3b35e4c45717821b2071294e551c1f9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-23-to-30","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-32-to-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}