General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES |
TITLE II. ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS THEREIN |
CHAPTER 223. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS, SERVICE OF PROCESS |
SECTION 107. Affidavit and bond
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The petitioner, or a person in his behalf, shall make oath that his claim is just and legal and that all the other facts stated in the petition are true or are believed by the deponent to be true; and, upon filing the petition, the petitioner, or a person in his behalf, shall give a bond or recognizance with sufficient surety, conditioned to pay to the adverse party such damages and costs as may be awarded to him upon the petition.