Massachusetts General Laws ch. 212 sec. 4 – Original jurisdiction
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Section 4. The court shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions, except those of which other courts have exclusive original jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 212 sec. 4
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.