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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 9 — Death of one of several plaintiffs

Massachusetts § 9
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IIACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS THEREIN
Ch. 228SURVIVAL OF ACTIONS AND DEATH AND DISABILITIES OF PARTIES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 9 (2026).

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Section 9. If any of several plaintiffs in a real or mixed action dies before final judgment, his heir or devisee shall be admitted, upon motion, to prosecute the action with the survivors, in the same manner as if he had been originally a party thereto.

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