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2019 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XXII - Corporations
Chapter 158 - Certain Miscellaneous Corporations
Section 51 - Death of a Defendant
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 158 § 51 (2019)
Section 51. If a defendant dies during the pendency of such a suit in equity, it shall not abate thereby; but his estate in the hands of his executor or administrator shall be liable to the same extent as he would be if living. Such executor or administrator may voluntarily appear and become a party to the suit or may be summoned by the plaintiff.
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