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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 VI COSTS AND FEES
  4. Chapter 261 COSTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS
  5. Section 7 Unnecessary actions

Section 7

Section 7: Unnecessary actions

Section 7. A plaintiff who brings several actions in the same or in different courts against the same defendant upon causes of action which might have been joined in one action, or who brings separate actions against defendants who might have been joined, shall recover costs in one action only, unless the court, after a hearing, otherwise orders.