Section 6D. If an action is brought under section two B, or if the action is brought by the legal representatives under the preceding section or under section one of chapter one hundred and fifty-three, such action shall not fail by reason of the fact that it should have been brought under the other section, but at any time prior to final judgment may be so amended as to provide against such failure.
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