{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-14","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, § 14","heading":"Return before justice of court","body":"Section 14. If the court to which the writ is returnable is not sitting for the transaction of business when the writ is returned, the return shall be made before a justice thereof. If the writ is returned before a justice when the court is sitting for the transaction of business, he may adjourn the case into the court, to be there heard and determined.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 248"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter248/Section14","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"eeb458524db39dae81c885c8a890dbee01fd4f8f2c0edc70709a975ccd94d686","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-13","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}