{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-10","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 10","heading":"Annual and gross damages; assessment by jury","body":"Section 10. They shall also determine by their verdict what amount, if any, to be paid annually to the plaintiff, would be a just and reasonable compensation for the damages that may be thereafter caused by the dam, so long as it is used in conformity with the verdict; and also what amount in gross would be a just and reasonable compensation for all damages thereafter to be caused by such use of the dam and for the right to maintain and use it forever as aforesaid.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 253"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter253/Section10","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:02Z","sha256":"d738b4f085c24a1a6769429547007546d43b981a1c570caef6205313677f0d81","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-9","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}