{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-242-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, § 5","heading":"Actions for triple damages","body":"Section 5. Such damages may be recovered in tort by one or more of the other co-tenants, without naming any one except the plaintiff, one half to the use of the co-tenants who associate themselves with the plaintiff in bringing the action, and the other half to their use and that of all the other co-tenants except the defendant, to be divided among them in each class in proportion to the value of their respective interests in the land.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 242"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter242/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:59Z","sha256":"24a0b0b2b66e4a66280347ed212d7461468731ba799643f2b2541ae04e2d0882","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-242-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-242-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}