{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-159-96","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 96","heading":"Action for debt due for constructing a railroad","body":"Section 96. A person to whom a debt is due for labor performed or for materials furnished and actually used in constructing a railroad or railway under a contract with a person other than the railroad corporation or railway company, who has authority from or is rightfully acting for such corporation or company in furnishing such labor or materials, shall have a right of action against such corporation or company to recover such debt with costs, except as provided in the four following sections.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 159"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter159/Section96","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:44Z","sha256":"2d53f429c40807b6a6cf6bd37fef08da46e2349c9617223bad69b7f14c65885b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-159-95","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-159-97"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}