Section 6A. The justices of the superior court may designate, for a term of three years from the date of such designation, one of the assistant clerks for the county of Middlesex, appointed under section five, to perform, under the direction of the clerk of the courts for the county of Middlesex, the duties of clerk pertaining to actions in which equitable relief is sought in said court, who shall receive from said county, in addition to the salary paid to him as an assistant clerk under section four or section five, as the case may be, a sum equivalent to five per cent of the salary of the clerk.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 221 sec. 6A

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
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