{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-6e","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6E","heading":"Definitions applicable to sections 6E to 6G","body":"Section 6E. As used in sections 6E to 6G inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:—\n''Court'', the supreme judicial court, the appeals court, the superior court, the land court, any probate court and any housing court, and any judge or justice thereof;\n''Civil action'', any civil proceeding in any court except those conducted pursuant to chapters one hundred and nineteen, one hundred and twenty-three, chapter one hundred and twenty-three A or chapter two hundred and ten;\n''Party'', any person, including any officer or agency of the commonwealth or subdivision thereof, or any authority established by the general court to serve a public purpose.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section6E","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:51Z","sha256":"ec1d06cfdfeaecb437f9bedb3ee8c0fbe352866d031cfe9232713ab2b63a30d3","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-6d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-6f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}