{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 17","heading":"Action not to be dismissed for failure to join barred party defendant","body":"Section 17. A civil action shall not be dismissed for failure to join a party defendant if it is established by affidavit or otherwise that the action against such party was barred by limitation.","path":["Part III","Title V","Chapter 260"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleV/Chapter260/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:07Z","sha256":"e2164bbc33f11c641adb6eb397c896b4d2cc9049fae2c909771bdd81b9f1bad5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}