Section 6. In any civil action brought under section two or five A, damages may be recovered for conscious suffering resulting from the same injury, but any sum so recovered shall be held and disposed of by the executors or administrators as assets of the estate of the deceased.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title II - Actions and Proceedings Therein
Chapter 229 - Actions for Death and Injuries Resulting in Death
Section 1 - Damages for Death From Defective Ways; Persons Entitled
Section 2 - Wrongful Death; Damages
Section 2b - Damages for Death of Employee by Negligence of Employer, Etc.
Section 5a - Death of Tortfeasor; Effect
Section 6 - Conscious Suffering; Recovery of Damages
Section 6a - Insufficiency of Estate to Pay Certain Expenses, etc.; Preferences
Section 6c - Amount Recoverable
Section 6d - Amendments of Actions Brought Under Wrong Law
Section 6e - Death or Death and Conscious Suffering of Employee; Assessment of Damages; Amount