{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-29","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 29","heading":"Tender; judgment upon acceptance; costs","body":"Section 29. If the plaintiff accepts the amount so offered for the past damage and for future annual compensation, he shall have judgment therefor and for costs to that time; or the plaintiff may accept either the amount tendered for past damages or the offer for future annual compensation, and proceed to trial on the residue of the complaint under the same liability for costs.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 253"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter253/Section29","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:03Z","sha256":"97004f618ceed93d9b7b4469235ef52895ff07dc0693fc101f275ac852c4cbdc","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-28","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}