Bill Text: MA H1762 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Increasing the maximum amount of damages in small claims court
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/2 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A2 [H1762 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1762-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Torrisi
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to increasing the amount of damages in small claims court.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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David M. Torrisi |
14th Essex |
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Thomas P. Conroy |
13th Middlesex |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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William Lantigua |
16th Essex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1746 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to increasing the amount of damages in small claims
court.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 21 of chapter 218 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 6 by striking the words “two thousand dollars” and inserting in place thereof:— $5,000.
