Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 251, § 17 (2026)

Venue

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Section 17. An initial application shall be made to the superior court for the county in which the agreement provides the arbitration hearing shall be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the county in which it was held. Otherwise the application shall be made in the county where the adverse party resides or has a place of business or, if he has no residence or place of business in this state, to the superior court for any county. All subsequent applications shall be made to the court hearing the initial application unless the court otherwise directs.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: Kearsarge Metallurgical Corp. v. Peerless Ins., 418 N.E.2d 580 (Mass. 1981).

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Kearsarge Metallurgical Corp. v. Peerless Ins., 418 N.E.2d 580 (Mass. 1981). “” See also G. L. c. 251, § 17. Thus, Kearsarge was not obliged to seek a New Hampshire court to confirm the award.”

Carpenter v. Pomerantz, 634 N.E.2d 587 (Mass. App. Ct. 1994). “Where the pleadings show a controversy, it is improper to allow a motion to dismiss an action seeking declaratory relief.”

Cybulski v. Vaiani, 914 N.E.2d 354 (Mass. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 3× “In his opposition to confirmation and now on appeal, Cybulski has contended that his application to vacate filed in Bristol County precluded any action upon Vaiani’s application to confirm in Middlesex County because the venue provision of the Arbitration Act, G. L. c. 251, §…”

Abraham-Copley Square Ltd. P'ship v. Badaoui, 2007 Mass. App. Div. 83 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2007). · cites it 4× “In reliance upon G.L.c. 251, §17, Badaoui asserted that an action to confirm an arbitration award must be brought in the Superior Court and, therefore, that the Boston Municipal Court was an improper venue for the matter.”

Abraham-Copley Square Ltd. P'ship v. Badaoui, 891 N.E.2d 699 (Mass. App. Ct. 2008). “3 In this appeal, Badaoui expands on his assertion that the venue provision, G. L. c. 251, § 17, supports his view that the BMC was without jurisdiction to consider a complaint for confirmation of an arbitrator’s award.”

Fid. Brokerage Servs. LLC v. Est. of Nancy Bolton (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 251, § 17 (West).”

Heritage Constr. & Dev., Inc. v. O'Connor, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 1 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2008). “” G.L.c. 251, § 17. The next sentence of section 17 refers to the Superior Court only in connection with applications other than the “initial application” where the adverse party has no residence or place of business in this state.”

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