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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 16 (2026)

Superior court in Suffolk; duties of clerk

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Section 16. The clerk of the superior court for civil business in Suffolk county, or such assistant clerk of said court as the justices thereof designate for such duty, shall act as clerk of said court when sitting in Boston for the hearing of cases from any other county, and for such purposes as the court may order.

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Cited in 1 case, 1928–1928 · leading case: Grant v. Pizzano, 163 N.E. 162 (Mass. 1928).
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Grant v. Pizzano, 163 N.E. 162 (Mass. 1928). “The terms of G. L. c. 221, § 16, contain no such authority.”
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