Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, § 49 (2026)

Postponement of trial

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Section 49. If, at the time appointed for trial, said notice has not been duly served, or other sufficient cause appears, the trial may be postponed to some other day and place, and such further notice issued as shall supply any defect in the previous notice; and time and opportunity for trial and defence shall be given to persons interested.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1925–1925 · leading case: Opinion of the Justices to the Senate & the House of Representatives, 147 N.E. 681 (Mass. 1925).
Opinion of the Justices to the Senate & the House of Representatives, 147 N.E. 681 (Mass. 1925). “G. L. c. 138, § 49. The bond required to be given by a licensee under the law as to the sale of intoxicating liquors in force prior to the ■ adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution was a security for the collection of such damages.”
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