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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 61 (2026)

Filing interrogatories

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Section 61. The provisions of this section and of sections sixty-two through sixty-nine, inclusive, shall be applicable only to civil proceedings which are not governed by the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure or the District-Municipal Courts Rules of Civil Procedure. Any party, after the commencement of an action, may interrogate an adverse party for the discovery of facts and documents admissible in evidence at the trial of the case. No party shall file as of right more than thirty interrogatories, including interrogatories subsidiary or incidental to, or dependent upon, other interrogatories, and however the same may be grouped, combined or arranged; but for adequate cause shown, the court may allow additional interrogatories to be filed. The word ''party'', in this section, in sections sixty-two to sixty-five, inclusive, and in section sixty-seven, shall be deemed to include parties intervening or otherwise admitted after the beginning of the suit.

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Cited in 14 cases, 1929–2016 · leading case: DeRoche v. Massachusetts Comm'n Against Discrimination, 848 N.E.2d 1197 (Mass. 2006).

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DeRoche v. Massachusetts Comm'n Against Discrimination, 848 N.E.2d 1197 (Mass. 2006). · cites it 2× “231, § 61, and (d) should be calculated only on that portion of the damage award representing back pay and (e) from the date of the retaliatory action and not from the date that the plaintiff filed his original complaint with the commission.”

Salvi v. Suffolk Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 855 N.E.2d 777 (Mass. App. Ct. 2006). “340, 346-347 (2001), argues that the appropriate rate to calculate prejudgment interest on these damages is the floating market rate set forth in G. L. c. 231, § 61, rather than the flat rate of twelve percent per annum prescribed by G.”

Massachusetts High. Dep't v. Perini Corp., 947 N.E.2d 62 (Mass. App. Ct. 2011). “CA/T also argues, by way of footnote in its brief, that if we uphold the award of postaward interest, the appropriate rate to impose in a controversy involving a public works contract is that set forth in G. L. c. 231, § 61. Again, in accordance with Blue Hills Regional Dist.”

Goldman v. Ashkins, 266 Mass. 374 (Mass. 1929). “815, now embodied without material change in G. L. c. 231, §§ 61 to 67, both inclusive, except that § 63 has been amended by St.”

Massey v. Massey, 1983 Mass. App. Div. 89 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1983). “However, G.L. c. 231, §61, authorizes interrogatories in all matters civil in nature for discovery, if not specifically authorized by special law or court rule.”

Aisenberg v. Royal Ins., 266 Mass. 543 (Mass. 1929). “If further information is desired, the provisions of G. L. c. 231, § 61, concerning interrogatories, would afford the defendant opportunity to secure ample information.”

Commonwealth v. Pimental, 285 N.E.2d 454 (Mass. 1972). · cites it 2× “The defendant filed interrogatories pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 61, and served the Commonwealth with notices of taking depositions of seven doctors under S.”

Segal v. Johnson, 33 Mass. L. Rptr. 462 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2016). “231, §6B to an award against a state agency, the court should have assessed prejudgment interest under M.G.L.c. 231, §61, which applies to “interest to be paid by the Commonwealth.”

XL Specialty Ins. v. Massachusetts High. Dep't, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 147 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2013). “recovery as follows: Extended General Conditions $ 592,249 Cost Escalation $3,261,204 Offsite Storage $_Q Total Additional Cost $3,853,453 ORDER FOR JUDGMENT For the foregoing reasons, judgment shall enter in favor of the plaintiff on Count I of the Complaint, in the principal…”

Goldberg v. Auto Driveaway Co., 1985 Mass. App. Div. 80 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1985). “Although G.L.c. 231, § 61 and Dist/Mun. Cts. R. Civ.”

Gertman v. Gray, 3 Mass. App. Dec. 117 (1951). “We have reviewed the interrogatories propounded, the original answers and the further answers. We are of the opinion that the further answers filed do not indicate that the defendants have attempted in good faith to comply with the order of- the court.”

Greaves v. Lacey, 12 Mass. App. Dec. 56 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1956). “The defendant claiming to be aggrieved by the denial of the motion to remove the default and for leave to file further answers, and by the denial of his request for rulings and motion for rehearing, the same is reported to this Court for determination.”

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