Section 6. Such proprietors may sue and be sued as a body corporate; and an action brought by the corporation for trespass on the common property may be pleaded in abatement or answered in bar of an action for the same trespass brought by any of the proprietors in his individual capacity.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 179 sec. 6

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.