Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, § 10 (2026)

Subsequent actions for same cause; conditions precedent for commencement

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Section 10. If a judgment for costs upon a nonsuit, discontinuance or dismissal remains unsatisfied, the court in which a subsequent action for the same cause is brought may order proceedings therein to be stayed until such costs have been paid, and may further order that the action be dismissed unless they are paid within a time fixed by the order.

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Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Parkins v. Boule, 2 Mass. L. Rptr. 331 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1994).

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Parkins v. Boule, 2 Mass. L. Rptr. 331 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1994). “The language of Section 37H authorizes the expulsion of students who are in possession of “a dangerous weapon, including, but not limited to,.”

— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, § 10(b) — 1 case

Parkins v. Boule, 2 Mass. L. Rptr. 331 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1994). “The language of Section 37H authorizes the expulsion of students who are in possession of “a dangerous weapon, including, but not limited to,.”

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