{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-212-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 212, § 4","heading":"Original jurisdiction","body":"Section 4. The court shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions, except those of which other courts have exclusive original jurisdiction.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 212"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter212/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:42Z","sha256":"1f6bb21b9fb1283f32682a178aec9d4e1f7ed0f4484b9082a50b34b6d7170220","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-212-3a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-212-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}