{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-72","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 72","heading":"Persons out of county","body":"Section 72. If a person so summoned does not dwell or have a usual place of business in the county where the action is brought, he shall, if he appears at any time in the original action or in a proceeding under section forty-five, be allowed his costs and charges, which shall be retained or recovered as before provided.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 246"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter246/Section72","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"c46ac4a51d0759fe73a01391fe1d663c73c115f5f956afaeedb20fe613d0d4a2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-71","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}