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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 5 — Offer of payment and satisfaction; effect

Massachusetts § 5
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title VICOSTS AND FEES
Ch. 261COSTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, § 5 (2026).

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Section 5. If a defendant brings money into court and offers it in satisfaction of the damages, the plaintiff shall in all cases recover the costs which had previously accrued.

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