Massachusetts § 21 Reassessment; new action

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 21 — Reassessment; new action

Massachusetts § 21

Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES

Title IVCERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES

Ch. 253MILLS, DAMS AND RESERVOIRS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 21 (2026).

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Section 21. If either party is dissatisfied with the annual compensation established by proceedings upon a civil action under this chapter or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, a new action may be commenced for the increase or diminution of such compensation or for ascertaining the gross amount of the damages, and the action shall be conducted substantially in the manner provided for an original action; but if a plaintiff has declined to accept gross damages which have been awarded to him, they shall not be again assessed within ten years thereafter.

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Section 21. If either party is dissatisfied with the annual compensation established by proceedings upon a civil action under this chapter or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, a new action may be commenced for the increase or diminution of such compensation or for ascertaining the gross amount of the damages, and the action shall be conducted substantially in the manner provided for an original action; but if a plaintiff has declined to accept gross damages which have been awarded to him, they shall not be again assessed within ten years thereafter.

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