Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, § 7 (2026)

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Section 7. If in such action the court finds that actual service cannot be, or has not been, made upon a defendant, it may at the request of the plaintiff order notice of the action to be posted in a conspicuous place on the land or to be published in a newspaper within or without the commonwealth, or both, or to be given in such other manner as it considers most effectual, and may also require personal notice to be given. Notice given under this section shall be constructive service on all the defendants.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1998–2004 · leading case: Lombard v. United States, 356 F.3d 151 (1st Cir. 2004).

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Lombard v. United States, 356 F.3d 151 (1st Cir. 2004). · cites it 2× “” Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, § 7 (2002). Notice of the suit was given by publication in a local Cape Cod newspaper in October and November 1963, and by posting notices in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds and on the property itself.”

Lombard v. United States, 28 F. Supp. 2d 44 (D. Mass. 1998). “The Deputy Sheriff certified that service was made, pursuant to Mass.Gen.L. ch. 240, § 7, by publication in The Cape Cod Standard Times on October 25, November 1, and November 8, 1963, and that the citation was posted both in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds and on the…”

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