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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, § 23 (2026)

Petition of persons holding different interests in same property

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Section 23. If joint tenants, or tenants in common, or other persons having joint or several estates or interests in a single piece of property sustain damages in such property which are recoverable under this chapter, they may join in any petition to recover the damages thereby incurred, or any one or more of them may petition for his or their damages, subject to sections twenty-four to thirty-three, inclusive.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1929–1929 · leading case: Barnes v. City of Springfield, 168 N.E. 78 (Mass. 1929).
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Barnes v. City of Springfield, 168 N.E. 78 (Mass. 1929). · cites it 2× “231, § 3, and G. L. c. 79, § 23. No error appears in these rulings of the judge as to the right of each petitioner to his separate damages nor in the rulings as to the right of each owner to make use of the Stream.”
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