Rule 52 – Findings by the Court

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(a) Effect. In actions tried upon the facts without a jury, except as provided herein for judgments entered pursuant to G.L. ch. 208, sec. 34, the court shall upon written motion made prior to final argument, providing either party or the court has requested...

Rule 51 – Argument

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(a)Time for Argument. Counsel for each party shall be allowed thirty minutes for argument; but before the argument commences, the court, on motion or sua sponte, may reasonably reduce or extend the time. When two or more attorneys are to be heard on behalf of the same...

Rule 46 – Exceptions Unnecessary

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Formal exceptions to rulings or orders of the court are unnecessary; but for all purposes for which an exception has heretofore been necessary it is sufficient that a party, at the time the ruling or order of the court is made or sought, makes known to the court the...

Rule 45 – Subpoena

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(a)For Attendance of Witnesses; Form; Issuance. Every subpoena shall be issued by the clerk of court, by a notary public, or by a justice of the peace, shall state the name of the court and the title of the action, and shall command each person to whom it is directed...

Rule 44.1 – Determination of Foreign Law

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A party who intends to raise an issue concerning the law of the United States or of any state, territory or dependency thereof or of a foreign country shall give notice in his pleadings or other reasonable written notice. The court, in determining such law, may...