Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 214, § 5 (2026)

Venue

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Section 5. Civil actions in which equitable relief is sought may be brought in any county in which a transitory action between the same parties might be brought, as well as in counties in which it is elsewhere provided that such actions may be brought.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1978–1978 · leading case: Williams Coll. v. Attorney Gen., 375 N.E.2d 1225 (Mass. 1978).

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Williams Coll. v. Attorney Gen., 375 N.E.2d 1225 (Mass. 1978). “Anderson, supra, this court held that equitable actions in the Probate Courts, as in the Superior Courts (see G. L. c. 214, § 5), are subject to the venue rules of transitory actions set forth in *224 G.”

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