Massachusetts § 9 Damages caused by entry on lands by employees of commonwealth or United States; payment

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 9 — Damages caused by entry on lands by employees of commonwealth or United States; payment

Massachusetts § 9

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title IJURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE GENERAL COURT, STATUTES AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Ch. 1JURISDICTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND OF THE UNITED STATES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 1, § 9 (2026).

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Section 9. In case of entry by persons employed by the commonwealth, it shall pay all damages thereby caused. In case of entry, not constituting a taking, by persons employed by the United States, such persons shall pay all such damages. If the parties interested cannot agree upon the amount to be paid for damages under the preceding section, such damages shall be determined and recovered under chapter seventy-nine.

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Section 9. In case of entry by persons employed by the commonwealth, it shall pay all damages thereby caused. In case of entry, not constituting a taking, by persons employed by the United States, such persons shall pay all such damages. If the parties interested cannot agree upon the amount to be paid for damages under the preceding section, such damages shall be determined and recovered under chapter seventy-nine.

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