{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-249-6","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 249, § 6","heading":"Action in the nature of quo warranto","body":"Section 6. A person whose private right or interest has been injured or put in hazard by the exercise of a franchise or privilege not conferred by law, by a private corporation or by persons claiming to be a private corporation, whether he is a member of such corporation or not, may bring a civil action in the nature of a quo warranto in the supreme judicial or superior court in the county where the defendant has its principal place of business seeking an injunction against such exercise. A copy of the complaint shall be served on the attorney general.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 249"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter249/Section6","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:02Z","sha256":"8b28c053ed1574ddf768c86b604ad53129cd3197a274fca285f174d665ea9208","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-249-5","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-249-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}