{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-31","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 31","heading":"Order of examination","body":"Section 31. The party producing the deponent shall be allowed first to examine him, either upon verbal or written interrogatories, on all the points which he considers material; the adverse party may then examine him in like manner, after which either party may propose further interrogatories.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section31","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:54Z","sha256":"cf7fbaf751223e2b4101f15b4f70799bdc9beb3ff5fcf263e6b7ec62db5186eb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-30","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}