Section 4. In a personal action the cause of which survives, if there is only one plaintiff or one defendant and he dies after the commencement of the action and before final judgment, the action may proceed and be prosecuted by or against his executor or administrator, and if the action, or an appeal therein, has not been entered prior to his death, it may be entered thereafter.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title II - Actions and Proceedings Therein
Chapter 228 - Survival of Actions and Death and Disabilities of Parties
Section 2 - Death of Party in Suit Against Officer
Section 3 - Judgment for or Against Executor or Administrator of Officer
Section 4 - Death of Sole Plaintiff or Defendant
Section 4a - Substitution of Executor or Administrator
Section 5 - Prosecution or Defense of Actions by Executor or Administrator; Citation
Section 6 - Nonsuit or Default
Section 7 - Death of Joint Plaintiff or Defendant
Section 8 - Prosecution by Devisee or Heir
Section 9 - Death of One of Several Plaintiffs
Section 10 - Prosecution by Survivor
Section 11 - Death of Defendant
Section 13 - Insanity of Party During Pendency of Action
Section 14 - Removal, Resignation or Death of Appointed Public Officer or Trustee