Massachusetts Statutes

§ 17 — Action not to be dismissed for failure to join barred party defendant

Massachusetts § 17
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title VSTATUTES OF FRAUDS AND LIMITATIONS
Ch. 260LIMITATION OF ACTIONS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 17 (2026).

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Section 17. A civil action shall not be dismissed for failure to join a party defendant if it is established by affidavit or otherwise that the action against such party was barred by limitation.

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