Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2 (2026)

Contract actions; actions upon judgments or decrees of courts of record

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Section 2. Actions of contract, other than those to recover for personal injuries, founded upon contracts or liabilities, express or implied, except actions limited by section one or actions upon judgments or decrees of courts of record of the United States or of this or of any other state of the United States, shall, except as otherwise provided, be commenced only within six years next after the cause of action accrues.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 298 cases (29 in the last 5 years), 1926–2026 · leading case: Siebe, Inc. v. Louis M. Gerson Co., 908 N.E.2d 819 (Mass. App. Ct. 2009).

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Siebe, Inc. v. Louis M. Gerson Co., 908 N.E.2d 819 (Mass. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 3× “25 See G. L. c. 260, § 2. See also John Beaudette, Inc.”

Anthony's Pier Four, Inc. v. Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc., 489 N.E.2d 172 (Mass. 1986). · cites it 6× “6 The plaintiff further argues that the applicable statute of limitations is G. L. c. 260, § 2, 7 which allows contract actions to be commenced within *822 six years from the date on which the cause of action accrues.”

Halstrom v. Dube, 116 N.E.3d 626 (Mass. 2019). · cites it 4× “A Superior Court judge allowed the defendants' motion for summary judgment, concluding that Halstrom's claim for fees was time barred by the statute of limitations applicable to contract actions set forth in G. L. c. 260, § 2. 4 We affirm. Background .”

Beaconsfield Towne House Condo. Trust v. Zussman, 517 N.E.2d 816 (Mass. 1988). · cites it 6× “The trial judge treated the claim as one sounding in contract, and granted summary judgment for the defendant on the ground that G.L.c. 260, § 2 (1986 ed.), which imposes a six-year period of limitations on contract claims, barred the action.”

Laurenzano v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Ret. Income Trust, 134 F. Supp. 2d 189 (D. Mass. 2001). · cites it 3× “The parties present two competing state statutes of limitations: a six-year limitation on contracts, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2 , 24 and a three-year limitation on wages, id.”

Alves's Case, 884 N.E.2d 468 (Mass. 2008). · cites it 3× “152, § 41, or G. L. c. 260, § 2. Id. at 153-154. The board rejected these arguments for several reasons.”

Wong v. Univ. of Massachusetts, 777 N.E.2d 161 (Mass. 2002). · cites it 3× “I The narrow issue presented on appeal is whether the six-year statute of limitations contained in G. L. c. 260, § 2, governing contract actions generally, 4 or the three-year statute of limitations contained in G.”

Loguidice v. Metro. Life Ins., 336 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2003). · cites it 2× “Therefore, the court decided, the claims were governed by the six-year statute of limitations generally applicable to actions for contractual damages, Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 260, § 2 (1992), and not the three-year statute generally used in tort actions and contract actions for…”

Int'l Mobiles Corp. v. Corroon & Black/Fairfield & Ellis, Inc., 560 N.E.2d 122 (Mass. App. Ct. 1990). · cites it 2× “Under the general rule that a cause of action for breach of contract accrues at the time of the breach, Mobiles’ claim would be barred because the action accrued in 1977, and it filed its complaint on September 25, 1987, well past the six-year statutory period of limitations…”

Andrews-Clarke v. Lucent Tech., Inc., 157 F. Supp. 2d 93 (D. Mass. 2001). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff has also asserted common law breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims. 16 The defendants contend that the applicable limitations period for these claims is three years while the plaintiff relies on the six year statute of limitations period provided…”

Royal-Globe Ins. v. Craven, 585 N.E.2d 315 (Mass. 1992). · cites it 2× “Royal-Globe argues that the judge erred in applying a six-year limitations period pursuant to G. L. c. 260, § 2 (1990 ed.). 9 Because Craven’s claim is an action “of contract to recover for personal injuries,” Royal-Globe maintains, it should be subject to the three-year…”

State Bd. of Ret. v. Woodward, 446 Mass. 698 (Mass. 2006). · cites it 2× “He moved for summary judgment, asserting that the board’s action was time barred under the six-year statute of limitations applicable to actions in contract, G. L. c. 260, § 2. He argued that he had been convicted on October 2, 1996, and the board had failed to take action to…”

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