{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-87","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 87","heading":"Pleadings as evidence; effect","body":"Section 87. In any civil action pleadings shall not be evidence on the trial, but the allegations therein shall bind the party making them.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section87","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:53Z","sha256":"f07432f0d7feb13f82595edf6011e5b105dce28fd09a4c71c2c00cbf0204ef05","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-86","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-88"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}