Massachusetts General Laws
Title II - Actions and Proceedings Therein
Chapter 227 - Proceedings Against Absent Defendants and Upon Insufficient Service

Section 1 - Actions in Personam - Section 1. A personal action shall not be maintained against...

Section 2 - Counterclaims - Section 2. If an action is brought by a person...

Section 5 - Agents for Service of Process; Duty to Appoint by Certain Individuals; Penalty - Section 5. Every individual not an inhabitant of the commonwealth...

Section 5a - Appointment of City or Town Clerk as Agent for Service of Process by Certain Non-Residents; Certificate; Notice of Action; Filing - Section 5A. Except as provided in section five, every non-resident...

Section 6 - Attachment of Realty; Dismissal of Action Upon Failure of Notice - Section 6. If real property of a non-resident is attached...

Section 7 - Notice - Section 7. If a defendant in a civil action is...

Section 8 - Default - Section 8. If, after such notice, the defendant does not...

Section 9 - Bond - Section 9. If judgment in a personal action is rendered...

Section 11 - Execution Levied on Land - Section 11. If the execution in an action under this...

Section 12 - Judgment in Real Actions - Section 12. If the original judgment was for seisin of...

Section 13 - Tort Actions - Section 13. An action of tort against several defendants, any...

Section 14 - Contract Actions - Section 14. An action of contract against several defendants, any...

Section 15 - Prosecution Against Persons Served; New Action - Section 15. An action of contract against several defendants in...

Section 16 - Real Actions; Absence of One of Several Defendants - Section 16. Real actions against several defendants, any one of...

Section 17 - Mixed Actions - Section 17. The provisions of this chapter relative to judgment,...