{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-42","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 42","heading":"Domestic reservoir corporations; land flowed; compensation","body":"Section 42. A domestic reservoir corporation may flow the land of other persons by its reservoir dam, and a person whose land or property has been flowed or injured by such dam, unless compensation has been otherwise made, may obtain compensation therefor as provided in this chapter.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 253"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter253/Section42","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:03Z","sha256":"82b1f06539daae021aab2bc5bd9607fdf5dd51643be7ee22eddc6b8c5e547bb7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-41","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}