Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 42A (2026)
Amount liquidated or ascertainable by calculation; limitation on attachment
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Section 42A. In an action or suit for an amount which is liquidated or ascertainable by calculation, no attachment by trustee process or otherwise shall be made for a larger sum than the amount of the claim and such additional amount as is reasonably necessary to include interest thereon and costs likely to be taxed in the action.
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case, 1979–1979 · leading case: Anderson Foreign Motors, Inc. v. New England Toyota Distrib., Inc., 475 F. Supp. 973 (D. Mass. 1979).
Anderson Foreign Motors, Inc. v. New England Toyota Distrib., Inc., 475 F. Supp. 973 (D. Mass. 1979). “, M.G.L. c. 223, § 42A. Because there is no evidence of liability insurance, the central question on the motion for approval of attachment is whether plaintiffs are likely to prevail on the merits and obtain damages in the necessary amount.”
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