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Section 1Transitory actions; general provisions
Section 2Transitory actions; district courts
Section 2AConsolidation of pending actions arising out of same accident or transaction
Section 2BActions arising out of same accident or transaction pending in both superior and district courts; transfer to superior court
Section 2CActions arising out of same accident or transaction; procedure after transfer
Section 3Transitory actions; enumeration
Section 4Replevin actions
Section 5Actions by the commonwealth
Section 6Counties; actions by or against
Section 7Defective ways, etc.; negligence actions
Section 8Corporations; actions by or against
Section 8AReciprocal or inter-insurance exchange; transitory actions by or against subscribers
Section 9Transitory actions by or against city of Boston
Section 10Actions by city of Boston; transfer from county of Suffolk
Section 11Executors or administrators; transitory actions by or against
Section 12Land title actions
Section 13Change of venue
Section 14Forfeitures
Section 15Erroneous venue; procedure
Section 16 to 18Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 24
Section 19Unknown defendant; procedure
Section 19ARepealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 86
Section 20Process; issuance
Section 21, 22Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 87
Section 23Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 26
Section 24Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 87
Section 25 to 30Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 26
Section 31Summons; leaving at last known address, etc.
Section 31ASummons; service upon persons engaged in voting
Section 32Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 28
Section 33Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 91
Section 34Further notice to absent defendant
Section 35Process; duty of officer to state place of service in return
Section 36Repealed, 1975, Sec. 377, Sec. 28
Section 37Corporations; persons authorized to be served
Section 38Foreign corporations
Section 39Foreign insurance company; manner of service
Section 39AService on certain insurance companies severally, or jointly and severally, liable
Section 39BReciprocal or inter-insurance exchange; service on attorney in fact of subscribers
Section 40Voluntary associations, service on
Section 41Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 93
Section 42Property subject to attachment
Section 42AAmount liquidated or ascertainable by calculation; limitation on attachment
Section 43Cars and vessels; attachment
Section 44Ships or vessels; conditions precedent
Section 44AMotor vehicles; conditions precedent
Section 45Property of newspaper offices
Section 45AAttaching officer; powers to require security
Section 46Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 33
Section 47Successive attachments on different writs
Section 48Keeper; appointment; costs
Section 49Attached personalty; keeping on owner’s premises
Section 50Bulky goods
Section 51Repealed, 2001, 26, Sec. 44
Section 52Personalty; attachment of proceeds of sale
Section 53Further attachment of replevied property
Section 54Replevin; liability of plaintiff for value
Section 55Death or removal of first attaching officer
Section 56Death or removal of first attaching officer; procedure in subsequent attachment
Section 57Replevied property; mode of attaching
Section 58Death of attaching officer; continuance of attachment
Section 59Duration of attachment after judgment
Section 60, 61Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 103
Section 62General provisions
Section 63Copy of writ; deposit in registry of deeds
Section 64Attaching officer; duty
Section 65Register; duty; fees
Section 66Attachment; time of taking effect
Section 67Fraudulently conveyed realty; general provisions
Section 68Fraudulently conveyed realty; duty of register
Section 69Papers in actions in federal courts; duties of registers
Section 70Encumbered realty
Section 71Attachment of shares of stock prohibited
Section 72Attachment of property in possession of bailee; limitation
Section 73Carrier or warehouseman; property in possession
Section 74Mortgaged or sold under conditional sales contract
Section 75Mortgagee, lienor, or conditional vendor; duty to state account
Section 76Excessive demands; penalty
Section 77Proceeds of sale; payment of creditors
Section 78Redemption of mortgage; duty of debtor to repay redemption price
Section 79Holder of encumbrance; summoning; examination
Section 80Amount due; determination
Section 81Validity of mortgage; determination
Section 82Creditor to retain amount paid by him
Section 83Creditor; right to hold property until repaid upon failure to recover judgment
Section 83AApplication of Secs. 74 to 83
Section 84Insufficient service of process; dismissal of action or further service
Section 85, 86Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 37
Section 86AEquitable attachments; allowance after entry of judgment
Section 87Sale of attached personal property
Section 88Perishable property; appraisal and sale
Section 89Perishable property; appraisal and sale; proceedings
Section 90Absent defendant; notice
Section 91Appraisers; manner of appointment
Section 92Perishable property; sale after appraisal
Section 93Perishable property; delivery to debtor; condition
Section 94Bond; duty to return with writs
Section 95Action on bond; executions for costs against attaching creditors
Section 96Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 111
Section 97Action on bond; distribution of money by court
Section 98Action on bond; protection of prior attachments
Section 99Action on bond; right of creditor not joining
Section 100Action on bond; limitation
Section 101Creditors; payment and satisfaction
Section 102Appraisal at request of part owner
Section 103Delivery to part owner; conditions precedent
Section 104Pledge of property
Section 105Restoration
Section 106Dissolution of prior attachment: application
Section 107Affidavit and bond
Section 108Dissolution of prior attachment; finding of court
Section 109Dissolution of prior attachment; effect of pleadings
Section 110Dissolution of prior attachment; defences
Section 111Costs; damages
Section 112Proceeding upon appeal
Section 113Judgment; force and effect
Section 113AMethod of dissolving, discharging or reducing attachments
Section 114Excessive or unreasonable attachments; manner of reduction or discharge
Section 114AReal estate attachments; expiration by operation of law
Section 115Dissolution of attachment upon exhaustion of appellate review
Section 115AFailure of service upon defendant
Section 115BRepealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 40
Section 116Death of defendant
Section 117Attaching officer; liability for net proceeds
Section 118Liability of creditor for proceeds paid over to him
Section 119Counterclaim
Section 120Dissolution of attachment upon giving of bond
Section 121Bond; hearing before approval
Section 122Debtor’s fees and costs
Section 123Debtor’s bond; filing
Section 124Release of sureties of insolvent debtor
Section 125Bond to pay value of property
Section 126Fees
Section 127Fraudulently conveyed realty
Section 128Deposit
Section 129Individual property of one defendant
Section 129AAttaching officer; liability for release of attached property
Section 130Dissolution of attachment upon appointment of receiver
Section 131Discharge of receiver
Section 132Dissolution of attachment of real estate upon release by plaintiff
Section 133Persons authorized; approval