# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 5: Actions for triple damages

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 5
- **Heading:** Actions for triple damages
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 242 / Section 5

## Text

Section 5. Such damages may be recovered in tort by one or more of the other co-tenants, without naming any one except the plaintiff, one half to the use of the co-tenants who associate themselves with the plaintiff in bringing the action, and the other half to their use and that of all the other co-tenants except the defendant, to be divided among them in each class in proportion to the value of their respective interests in the land.

Section 5. Such damages may be recovered in tort by one or more of the other co-tenants, without naming any one except the plaintiff, one half to the use of the co-tenants who associate themselves with the plaintiff in bringing the action, and the other half to their use and that of all the other co-tenants except the defendant, to be divided among them in each class in proportion to the value of their respective interests in the land.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 1 Waste; persons entitled to maintain; jury trial](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 2 Actions of tort in nature of waste; persons entitled to maintain](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 3 Actions in tort in nature of waste; when maintainable against representatives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 4 Triple damages for waste; liability of co-tenant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 5 Actions for triple damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S5.md)
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