§ 53. Application to perpetuate testimony of nonresidents
53. Application to perpetuate testimony of nonresidents
The person who desires to take such deposition shall file in either of said courts the application provided for in section forty-six; and if the subject of the proposed deposition relates to land within the commonwealth, a copy of the application with the statement therein shall be filed in the registry of deeds for the county or district where the land or any part thereof lies; otherwise, in the registry of deeds for the county or district where the parties or some of them reside.