If a person so summoned does not dwell or have a usual place of business in the county where the action is brought, he shall, if he appears at any time in the original action or in a proceeding under section forty-five, be allowed his costs and charges, which shall be retained or recovered as before provided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 72
Persons out of county
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