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Chapter 260

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260

Limitation of Actions

1Actions requiring commencement within twenty years 2Contract actions; actions upon judgments or decrees of courts of record 2ATort, contract to recover for personal injuries, and replevin actions 2BTort actions arising from improvements to real property 2CActions for damages, etc. for physical alteration or destruction of fine art 2DActions to recover costs of asbestos related corrective actions 2EActions against the Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust 2FPrescription opioids actions 3Misconduct or negligence of deputies; actions against sheriffs 3AClaims against commonwealth 4Certain tort or contract actions for malpractice, error or mistake 4ABack wages, actions to recover 4BHit and run accidents 4CSexual abuse of minors 4DCivil remedies for victims of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude; damages; time for actions; representation of victim's rights by others 4EFemale genital mutilation; civil action 4C1/2Negligent supervision or conduct causing or contributing to the sexual abuse of minor by another person 5Penalties and forfeitures 5AConsumer protection actions 5BCivil rights actions 6Mutual and open account current 7Minors and incapacitated persons 8Citizens of enemy country; suspension of limitation 9Nonresident defendant; suspension of limitation 10Death of party; effect 11Contracts or acts of fiduciaries 12Fraudulent concealment; commencement of limitations 13Acknowledgment or new promise; effect 14Part payment; effect 15Acknowledgment or new promise by joint contractor; effect 16Acknowledgment or new promise by joint contractor; judgment 17Action not to be dismissed for failure to join barred party defendant 18Actions by state; laws applicable 19Special limitations 19ACurrency; euro as commercially reasonable substitute and substantial equivalent 20Presumption of satisfaction of judgment 21Recovery of land 22Accrual of right or title to land; limitation 28Possession of land; requisites 29Estates tail; barring remainders and reversions 30Estates tail; death of tenant; effect 31Actions by commonwealth 31ARight of entry for condition broken or possibility of reverter; procedure 32Dismissal of action or reversal or vacation of judgment; commencement of new action 33Obsolete mortgages 34Extension of mortgage; acknowledgment that mortgage not satisfied, etc.35Mortgage defined; commencement of proceedings, prerequisites; application of Secs. 33 to 35 36Application; computation