Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160 § 241
Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Any railroad corporation which, by its servants or agents, negligently, or in violation of law, sets fire to grass lands or forest lands shall be liable to any city or town where such fire occurs, for the reasonable and lawful expense incurred by such city or town in the extinguishment of the fire.
Cities and towns may recover in contract in the superior court sums to which they are entitled under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 241