Section 17. The marketing contract may fix as liquidated damages specific sums to be paid by a member upon breach of the provisions of said contract requiring sale or delivery of products by the member exclusively to or through the corporation or any agency designated by it, and such provision shall be valid and enforceable in the courts of the commonwealth. Any such corporation may be granted a temporary or permanent injunction against a member for breach or threatened breach of such contract with reference to the said provisions for sale or delivery of products.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 157 sec. 17

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
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