Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231 § 72

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 231:72 - Agreements regarding amendments and trial procedure

In civil proceedings which are not governed by the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure or by the District-Municipal Courts Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties may make agreements relative to amendments and the time for filing papers, which shall be equivalent to an order of the court to the same effect. Any order mentioned in section seventy-one may be entered by consent signed by the parties or their attorneys; but no agreement of attorneys relative to such civil proceedings shall be valid unless in writing.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 72