Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233 § 44
Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Depositions and affidavits taken without the commonwealth in any manner other than is provided in the three preceding sections, if taken before a notary public or other person authorized by the laws of any other state or country to take depositions, may be admitted or rejected in the discretion of the court; but such deposition or affidavit shall not be admitted unless the court finds that the adverse party had sufficient notice of the taking thereof and an opportunity to cross-examine the witness, or that from the circumstances of the case it was impossible to give him such notice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 44