Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 104A (2026)

Multiple judgments specification for removal to superior court

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Section 104A. In any action brought by or against two or more persons in which separate judgments are authorized by the District-Municipal Courts Rules of Civil Procedure, the party seeking removal may specify in his claim of trial by the superior court the parties as to whom such trial is claimed, in which case the cause shall be removed as to such parties only as are specified in such claim, and said district court shall retain jurisdiction as to the remainder. In such case the clerk shall transmit attested copies of the papers in the cause to the clerk of the superior court, in lieu of the originals.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Zazzara v. Townsend, 1994 Mass. App. Div. 61 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1994).
Zazzara v. Townsend, 1994 Mass. App. Div. 61 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1994). · cites it 4× “The first motion is captioned “Motion To Compel the Removal or Partial Removal of This Action Against Them to the Superior Court Under G.L.c. 231, §104A; To Prohibit the Issuance of An Execution, Or, Alternatively, To Vacate the Finding and Judgment Against Them.”
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