Section 57. The supreme judicial court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon information filed by the attorney general, of violations of this chapter.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 91 sec. 57

  • 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.
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