{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-187-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 187, § 4","heading":"Effect of notice","body":"Section 4. A notice given under the preceding section shall be a disturbance of the easement to which it relates entitling the person claiming such easement to an action for the purpose of trying the right; and if he prevails, he shall be entitled to full costs although he recovers only nominal damages.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 187"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter187/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:27Z","sha256":"2c79c76965e494a4f259ccbee19d2ddde2300222883f9424cefbf0ffccd551cb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-187-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-187-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}