Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228 § 4

Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 228:4 - Death of sole plaintiff or defendant

In a personal action the cause of which survives, if there is only one plaintiff or one defendant and he dies after the commencement of the action and before final judgment, the action may proceed and be prosecuted by or against his executor or administrator, and if the action, or an appeal therein, has not been entered prior to his death, it may be entered thereafter.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, § 4