Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 14 (2026)

Executions in actions on judgments

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Section 14. (a) If a judgment is rendered for the plaintiff by a court in an action founded on a judgment rendered by a court outside of the commonwealth, execution shall not issue until the plaintiff files with the court rendering the judgment in the later action a transcript of the record of the judgment in the earlier case under the seal of the court rendering it, attested by the clerk of such court.

(b) If a judgment is rendered for the plaintiff by a court in an action founded on a judgment rendered by a different court, within the commonwealth, execution shall not issue until the plaintiff files with the court rendering the judgment in the later action, a certificate of the judgment in the earlier case under the seal of the court rendering it, attested by the clerk of such court.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2023 · leading case: First Nat'l Bank of Houma v. Bailey, 558 N.E.2d 1153 (Mass. App. Ct. 1990).

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First Nat'l Bank of Houma v. Bailey, 558 N.E.2d 1153 (Mass. App. Ct. 1990). “864 (1974), on the plaintiff’s complaint brought under G. L. c. 235, § 14(a), 1 seeking recognition and enforcement of a Louisiana money judgment.”

Univ. of Pennsylvania v. Halpern, 2009 Mass. App. Div. 172 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2009). · cites it 2× “Although G.L.c. 235, §14 provides that a plaintiff seeking execution in Massachusetts on a foreign judgment must file with the court certain documents before the execution may issue, 10 we are provided no authority, and have found none, that dictates any particular form of a…”

Hudson v. Oliveira, 408 N.E.2d 880 (Mass. App. Ct. 1980). “Truck’s principal contention on appeal centers on the question whether Hudson has stated a cause of action to reach and apply the proceeds of the liability insurance policy issued by Truck to Harriet.”

Oats v. Whittaker, 18 Mass. L. Rptr. 637 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2005). “” The applicable statute is G.L.c. 235, §14, which provides that to execute on a foreign judgment in Massachusetts, the plaintiff must have a Massachusetts judgment.”

C.F. Trust, Inc. v. Peterson, 8 Mass. L. Rptr. 531 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1998). · cites it 6× “argues that G.L.c. 235, §14(a) governs the effect of an appeal of a judgment on a foreign judgment, and that having complied with §14(a)’s provisions, this Court must issue an execution on the judgment.”

Thomas Michael Bonaparte & Another v. Michela Devoti. (Mass. App. Ct. 2023). “The procedure on execution, in proceedings on and in aid of execution shall be in accordance with applicable statutes"); G. L. c. 235, § 14 (b) ("If a judgment is rendered for the plaintiff by a court in an action founded on a judgment rendered by a different court, within the…”

NRO Boston, LLC v. Arch Capital Funding (D. Mass. 2020). “Plaintiffs assert that the LLC Defendants are liable because they failed to domesticate the judgment before the attempted execution, in violation of M. G. L. c. 235, § 14. Pls’ Opp’n 4-5 [#136].”

Citibank, N.A. v. Leahy, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 219 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2005). “The court then reasoned that G.L.c. 235, §14 (a Massachusetts judgment is required in order to execute on a foreign judgment) required a party with an out-of-state judgment to first obtain a Massachusetts judgment in order to have an enforceable judgment and thus achieve the…”

Pyne v. Interface Sys. Grp., Inc., 29 Mass. L. Rptr. 534 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2011). “Such an action is permitted by G.L.c. 235, §14(b). Although Dublin Group could equally seek a writ of execution of the judgment in the district court, claim preclusion does not bar it from seeking to enforce the judgment in this court.”

Smith v. Dover Home & Carpet, Inc., 2012 Mass. App. Div. 101 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2012). “IV, §1 of the United States Constitution; G.L.c. 235, §14(a). An exception to the constitutional mandate of full faith and credit exists where the defendant shows there was no personal or subject matter jurisdiction.”

Viron Int'l Corp. v. Baker Bros./Sys., 8 Mass. L. Rptr. 600 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1998). “In Massachusetts, a foreign judgment is not entitled to recognition unless the plaintiff follows certain procedural requirements pursuant to G.L c. 235, §14. In essence, Virón must obtain a Massachusetts judgment to enforce its foreign default judgment.”

— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 14(a) — 5 cases

First Nat'l Bank of Houma v. Bailey, 558 N.E.2d 1153 (Mass. App. Ct. 1990). “864 (1974), on the plaintiff’s complaint brought under G. L. c. 235, § 14(a), 1 seeking recognition and enforcement of a Louisiana money judgment.”

Hudson v. Oliveira, 408 N.E.2d 880 (Mass. App. Ct. 1980). “Truck’s principal contention on appeal centers on the question whether Hudson has stated a cause of action to reach and apply the proceeds of the liability insurance policy issued by Truck to Harriet.”

Univ. of Pennsylvania v. Halpern, 2009 Mass. App. Div. 172 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2009). “Although G.L.c. 235, §14 provides that a plaintiff seeking execution in Massachusetts on a foreign judgment must file with the court certain documents before the execution may issue, 10 we are provided no authority, and have found none, that dictates any particular form of a…”

C.F. Trust, Inc. v. Peterson, 8 Mass. L. Rptr. 531 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1998). “argues that G.L.c. 235, §14(a) governs the effect of an appeal of a judgment on a foreign judgment, and that having complied with §14(a)’s provisions, this Court must issue an execution on the judgment.”

Smith v. Dover Home & Carpet, Inc., 2012 Mass. App. Div. 101 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2012). “IV, §1 of the United States Constitution; G.L.c. 235, §14(a). An exception to the constitutional mandate of full faith and credit exists where the defendant shows there was no personal or subject matter jurisdiction.”

— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 14(b) — 1 case

Pyne v. Interface Sys. Grp., Inc., 29 Mass. L. Rptr. 534 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2011). “Such an action is permitted by G.L.c. 235, §14(b). Although Dublin Group could equally seek a writ of execution of the judgment in the district court, claim preclusion does not bar it from seeking to enforce the judgment in this court.”

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