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.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 79 sec. 23

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Interests: includes any form of membership in a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01