The value of the property shall be determined by three disinterested persons appointed by the parties or by a justice of the peace to whom the claimant applies therefor, or, if the appraisal is made after the libel has been filed, by the court before whom it is pending.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, § 12
Appraisal; application of claimant
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