Massachusetts § 39A - Service on certain insurance companies severally, or jointly and severally, liable
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§ 39A. Service on certain insurance companies severally, or jointly and severally, liable
Section 39A. In an action against insurance companies severally liable upon a policy of insurance issued under section one hundred and two A, one hundred and eleven A or one hundred and seventeen A of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, or jointly and severally liable upon a policy of insurance issued under said section one hundred and eleven A, or in a suit against insurance companies brought by a judgment creditor under section one hundred and thirteen of said chapter one hundred and seventy-five and clause ten of section three of chapter two hundred and fourteen under a policy of liability insurance issued under said section one hundred and eleven A, service upon any one of said companies shall be a valid and sufficient service upon all of such companies as are named in the process. Such service, if on a domestic company, shall be made in the manner provided in this chapter and, if on a foreign company, in the manner provided in section thirty-nine of this chapter, or in the third clause of section one hundred and fifty-one and section one hundred and fifty-four of said chapter one hundred and seventy-five.
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Section 39A ("Service on certain insurance companies severally, or jointly and severally, liable") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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