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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
  4. Chapter 253 MILLS, DAMS AND RESERVOIRS
  5. Section 27 Verdict; effect upon action for new damages

Section 27

Section 27: Verdict; effect upon action for new damages

Section 27. If, upon an action by the owner of the land, the jury return a verdict that he is not entitled to any annual compensation, the judgment thereon shall not bar a new action for damages alleged to have arisen after such verdict and for compensation for damages thereafter sustained.