{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, § 5","heading":"Offer of payment and satisfaction; effect","body":"Section 5. If a defendant brings money into court and offers it in satisfaction of the damages, the plaintiff shall in all cases recover the costs which had previously accrued.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 261"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter261/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:07Z","sha256":"23a90f0c325e3b797cf9dbd3aa35a207b82adb77aa84832362fe35ded1bb4731","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}