under its provisions.” United States Leasing Corp. v. Chicopee, 402 Mass. 228, 232 (1988). See also All Seasons Servs., Inc. v. Commissioner of Health & Hosps. of Boston, 416 Mass. 269, 271 (1993). Although it is apparent that c. 93A does not expressly expose the commission to suit, we need not rely on that ground since we conclude that the commission is not a “person” engaged in “trade or commerce.” “[I]t is a widely accepted rule of statutory construction that general words in a statute such as ‘persons’ will not ordinarily be construed to include the State or political subdivisions thereof.” Hansen v. Commonwealth, 344 Mass. 214, 219 (1962). See also Commonwealth v. ELM Med. Labs., Inc., supra at 76-77; Kilbane v. Secretary of Human Servs., 14 Mass. App. Ct. 286, 286-287 (1982) (<HOLDING>). Even if we assume the commission is a person
holding that while under a false association claim parties need not be direct competitors under a false advertising claim they do holding that a municipality may be held liable as a person under  1983 holding with no analysis that any person or organization who may be legally liable therefor applies to a person legally liable for injuries caused by an accident   4 when under the facts of the case the only person to whom the clause could have applied was a tortfeasor holding that a state agency is not a person subject to suit under federal false claims act holding that since the commonwealth does not come under the definition of person in g l c 4  7 twentythird it cannot be held liable under g l c 266  91 which proscribes false advertising by any person