Massachusetts Statutes
§ 23 — Costs; avoidance by offer to pay increased compensation
Massachusetts § 23
JurisdictionMassachusetts
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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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 23 (2026).
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Section 23. The owner of the mill or dam may, within said month, offer in writing to the owner of the land any increase of said annual compensation; and if the owner of the land does not agree to accept it, but brings an action to obtain an increase, he shall pay the costs, unless he recovers a greater annual compensation than was so offered.
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