Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237 § 7
Current through Chapter 67 of the 2024 Legislative Session
If the person in possession has actually ousted the plaintiff or withheld from him the possession of the land, he may, at the election of the plaintiff, be considered as a disseisor for the purpose of trying the right, although he claims an estate less than a freehold.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, § 7