Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, § 10 (2026)

Appellate procedure

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Section 10. The procedure upon an appeal from an order, decree or denial of a probate court shall be in accordance with the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1927–2006 · leading case: Senior Hous. Props. Trust v. HealthSouth Corp., 447 Mass. 259 (2006).
Senior Hous. Props. Trust v. HealthSouth Corp., 447 Mass. 259 (2006). · cites it 2× “215, § 9, was immediately followed by G. L. c. 215, § 10, which specified that the statute “shall be in accordance with the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure.”
Mancuso v. Mancuso, 408 N.E.2d 652 (Mass. App. Ct. 1980). “Appeals which originate in a Probate Court, like those originating in the Superior Court, have, by statute (G. L. c. 215, § 10, as appearing in St. 1973, c.”
Boston Seaman's Friend Soc'y, Inc. v. Attorney Gen., 398 N.E.2d 721 (Mass. 1980). “With the background of cooperation between the judiciary and the Legislature, and the general deference to G. L. c. 215, § 10, to the rules of appellate procedure, we do not construe G.”
Davenport v. Broadhurst, 406 N.E.2d 1030 (Mass. App. Ct. 1980). “See G. L. c. 215, § 10. The linkage is as follows.”
Donnell v. Goss, 166 N.E. 725 (Mass. 1929). “The facts in the case at bar are different from any of these and other decisions touching the interpretation of the words “as soon as may be” as applied to the entry of appeals in this court, G. L. c. 215, § 10, c. 231, §§ 144,135. Decree dismissing appeal reversed.”
Wright v. Wright, 156 N.E. 41 (Mass. 1927). “” G. L. c. 215, § 10; c. 231, §§ 135, 144. Littlejohn v.”
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