Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, § 3 (2026)

Scheduling of sessions

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Section 3. The court may be held by one judge and simultaneous sessions may be held, either in the same county or in different counties, and shall be so arranged as to insure a prompt discharge of its business.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2016 · leading case: Skawski v. Greenfield Investors Prop. Dev. LLC, 45 N.E.3d 561 (Mass. 2016).

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Skawski v. Greenfield Investors Prop. Dev. LLC, 45 N.E.3d 561 (Mass. 2016). “” G. L. c. 185, § 3 A, fourth par. The statute notes, however, that “[tjhere shall be a presumption against more than one transfer of a case between any departments of the trial court.”

Buccaneer Dev., Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Lenox, 35 N.E.3d 737 (Mass. App. Ct. 2015). “To be considered perhaps is the specialized judicial function of the Land Court permit session and the clear legislative intent in G. L. c. 185, § 3 A, to grant original jurisdiction over these matters only to the permit session of the Land Court or the Superior Court.”

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