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§ 2 — Towns; power to sue and be sued

Massachusetts § 2
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title VIICITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS
Ch. 40POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITIES AND TOWNS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 2 (2026).

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Section 2. A town may in its corporate capacity sue and be sued by its name, and may appoint necessary agents therefor.

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