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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
  4. Chapter 246 TRUSTEE PROCESS
  5. Section 38 Counterclaim by defendant in pending action; proceedings

Section 38

Section 38: Counterclaim by defendant in pending action; proceedings

Section 38. If, while an action is pending, the plaintiff is summoned as trustee of the defendant on account of a counterclaim filed therein, such pending action shall be subject to the three preceding sections in the same manner and with the same effect as if it were an action brought upon such counterclaim by the defendant against the plaintiff.