{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-12","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, § 12","heading":"Appraisal; application of claimant","body":"Section 12. The value of the property shall be determined by three disinterested persons appointed by the parties or by a justice of the peace to whom the claimant applies therefor, or, if the appraisal is made after the libel has been filed, by the court before whom it is pending.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 257"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter257/Section12","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:06Z","sha256":"f0b1bf96bf35a5a5c28b5a91f66d6ff54e14abcac3dea2c1c557a082f0b84075","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-11","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}