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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 214, § 2 (2026)

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Section 2. The supreme judicial court shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all civil actions in which equitable relief is sought cognizable under any statute and not within the jurisdiction conferred by section one, unless a different provision is made; and the superior court shall have like original and exclusive, or like original and concurrent, jurisdiction only if the statute so provides.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1960–2008 · leading case: Green v. Wyman-Gordon Co., 12 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 333 (Mass. 1996).
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Green v. Wyman-Gordon Co., 12 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 333 (Mass. 1996). “214, § 1C, “may have been intended merely to overcome the automatic ‘default’ mechanism in [G. L. c. 214, § 2] — which would otherwise vest the [Supreme Judicial Court] with exclusive original jurisdiction over all Section 1C claims for equitable relief — and to designate which…”
SDK Med. Comput. Servs. Corp. v. Prof'l Operating Mgmt. Grp., Inc., 354 N.E.2d 852 (Mass. 1976). · cites it 2× “On the other hand the plaintiffs rely on G. L. c. 214, § 2, as amended by St. 1973, c.”
Dep't of Cmty. Affairs v. Massachusetts State Coll. Bldg. Auth., 392 N.E.2d 1006 (Mass. 1979). “See G. L. c. 214, § 2; G. L. c. 231A, § 1. We conclude that the Authority is subject to the provisions of the Act.”
Labor Relations Comm. v. Bd. of Selectmen of Dracut, 373 N.E.2d 1165 (Mass. 1978). “” 4 When the *624 present petition was filed, G. L. c. 214, § 2, as amended by St. 1954, c.”
Herman v. Home Depot, 763 N.E.2d 512 (Mass. 2002). “” Thus, in accordance with G. L. c. 214, § 2, the District Court possessed the same power as the Superior Court under G.”
Worcester Cnty. Nat'l Bank v. Comm'r of Banks, 166 N.E.2d 551 (Mass. 1960). “” The provision of G. L. c. 214, § 2 (as amended through St.”
Fifty-One Hispanic Residents v. Sch. Comm., 659 N.E.2d 277 (Mass. 1996). “G. L. c. 214, § 2 (1994 ed.). G. L. c. 40, § 53 (1994 ed.”
Citizens Comm. for Jud. Oversight & Governmental Reform v. Attorney Gen., 451 Mass. 1010 (Mass. 2008). “The petitioners commenced an action in the county court, purportedly pursuant to G. L. c. 214, § 2, seeking, among other things, a declaration that art.”
Hadfield v. Mitre Corp., 422 F. Supp. 460 (D. Mass. 1976). “151B § 9 as it existed prior to the amendment, on Mass.Gen.Laws c. 214 § 2 and on Johnson v.”
Sheridan v. Action 6 Bay State Travel, Inc., 1993 Mass. App. Div. 183 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1993). “” G.L.c. 214, §2. Given the equitable nature of these civil rights and anti-discrimination statutory actions, district court jurisdiction is not conferred simply by a G.”
Hilse v. Bd. of Reg. in Pharmacy, 12 Mass. L. Rptr. 82 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2000). “214, §2 (“The supreme judicial court shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all civil actions in which equitable relief is sought cognizable under any statute and not within the jurisdiction conferred by section one . . .”) (emphasis added). The plaintiff points to…”
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