Section 91. At the time of awarding damages to landowners under chapter seventy-nine, the county commissioners shall in addition thereto order the corporation to construct and maintain such embankments, culverts, walls, fences or other structures as they judge reasonable for the security and benefit of such owners, and shall prescribe the time and manner of making or repairing them, and it shall not be competent for a jury to reverse such order.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 160 sec. 91

  • 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.
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