{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-81","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 81","heading":"Action against several defaulting trustees; liability for costs","body":"Section 81. If several trustees are liable in an action brought under section forty-five and the plaintiff fails to join all of the trustees in one action, he shall recover no more costs than if he had so joined them, and the court may apportion the costs among all the trustees liable therefor.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 246"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter246/Section81","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"3cf9071929a3383846c85b010deb27150c5d3bf775e7276b737cee2397b3a08d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-80","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-82"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}