{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-19","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, § 19","heading":"Penalty for misfeasance","body":"Section 19. A fence viewer who, when requested, unreasonably neglects to perform any duty required of him in this chapter shall forfeit five dollars to be recovered in tort to the use of the town, or on complaint to the use of the commonwealth, and shall also be liable for all damages to the party injured.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 49"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter49/Section19","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:44Z","sha256":"0b92e018de6b1325acefcc3260430fcc4da3c02be72f2dae69d74b85979935bb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-18","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}