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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, § 68B (2026)

Number of jurors required to render verdict; instructions on sufficient numbers

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Section 68B. In any civil action the jury shall be instructed that the agreement of 5/6 of its members shall be sufficient to render any special or general verdict.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Philip Bunting, No. 23-P-0076 (Mass. App. Ct. Apr. 10, 2024).
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Philip Bunting, No. 23-P-0076 (Mass. App. Ct. Apr. 10, 2024). “" Case law confirms that in § 9 petitions, as in any other civil action governed by G. L. c. 234A, § 68B, only five-sixths of the jury must agree in order to return a verdict.”
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