Massachusetts Statutes
§ 51 — Death of a defendant
Massachusetts § 51
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XXIICORPORATIONS
Ch. 158CERTAIN MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATIONS
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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 51 (2026).
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Section 51. If a defendant dies during the pendency of such a suit in equity, it shall not abate thereby; but his estate in the hands of his executor or administrator shall be liable to the same extent as he would be if living. Such executor or administrator may voluntarily appear and become a party to the suit or may be summoned by the plaintiff.
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