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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 251, § 14 (2026)

Judgment or decree; costs

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Section 14. Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying or correcting an award, judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and be enforced as any other judgment or decree. Costs of the application and of the proceedings subsequent thereto, and disbursements in connection therewith may be awarded by the court.

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Cited in 16 cases, 1959–2014 · leading case: Bailey v. Metro. Prop. & Liab. Ins., 505 N.E.2d 908 (Mass. App. Ct. 1987).

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Bailey v. Metro. Prop. & Liab. Ins., 505 N.E.2d 908 (Mass. App. Ct. 1987). · cites it 2× “See also G. L. c. 251, § 14, which provides upon the confirmation of an arbitration award for the entry of a judgment which “shall.”

Murphy v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins., 438 Mass. 529 (Mass. 2003). “251, § 11, and a judgment in their favor, pursuant to G. L. c. 251, § 14, for the amount of the arbitration award (minus the offset for the third-party settlements), plus accrued interest and costs.”

Miles v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 589 N.E.2d 314 (Mass. 1992). “*428 The plaintiff argues here that the 1988 arbitration award should not preclude her from arbitration with Aetna because: (1) she did not have a full and fair opportunity to arbitrate the matter; (2) there is new evidence of a more serious medical condition; and (3) the…”

TLT Constr. Corp. v. A. Anthony Tappe & Assocs., Inc., 716 N.E.2d 1044 (Mass. App. Ct. 1999). “” G. L. c. 251, § 14. 6 See Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 84 (1982); Associated Constr.”

Goodman v. Seaver, 12 Mass. L. Rptr. 145 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2000). · cites it 3× “He declined to accept the check tendered by the insurance company for the full amount of the award and instead sought confirmation of the award under G.L.c. 251, §14. The motorist obtained a judgment in the amount of the arbitrator’s award, obtained an execution and was paid the…”

Glenn Acres, Inc. v. Cliffwood Corp., 228 N.E.2d 835 (Mass. 1967). “It is provided in G. L. c. 251, § 14, that ‘ ‘ [c] osts of the application and of the proceedings *156 subsequent thereto, and disbursements in connection therewith may be awarded by the court” (emphasis supplied).”

Maxwell Shapiro Woolen Co. Inc. v. Amerotron Corp., 158 N.E.2d 875 (Mass. 1959). “At the very least, the arbitration provision constitutes advance consent by each party to the contracts (a) to arbitration in accordance with the rules of one of the three named arbitration organizations and with the law of New York and (b) to the jurisdiction of the Supreme…”

Trs. of the Boston & Maine Corp. v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth., 323 N.E.2d 870 (Mass. 1975). “See G. L. c. 251, § 14. *61 The Glenn Acres case, however, involved an unconditional order that one party pay the other a specific sum of money.”

Bros. Bldg. Co. of Nantucket v. Yankow, 779 N.E.2d 991 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002). “The Yankows can bring a proceeding against Brothers Vermont to enforce the award they have obtained and attempt, in that enforcement proceeding, to prove that Brothers Vermont is actually an alter ego of Brothers Nantucket.”

Itek Corp. v. McEnness, 164 N.E.2d 636 (Mass. 1960). “The defendant is bound by his agreement which constituted advance consent to arbitrate at the election of either party any dispute which the parties were unable to settle by reference to the terms of their contract.”

Abraham-Copley Square Ltd. P'ship v. Badaoui, 891 N.E.2d 699 (Mass. App. Ct. 2008). “251, § 11, 1 and entry of judgment pursuant to G. L. c. 251, § 14, 2 invoking the court’s jurisdiction pursuant to G.”

Meaney v. OneBeacon Ins. Grp., LLC, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 308 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2009). “” G.L.c. 251, §14 (Judgment or decree; costs): “Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying or correcting an award, judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and be enforced as any other judgment or decree.”

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