{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-12","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, § 12","heading":"Judgment in real actions","body":"Section 12. If the original judgment was for seisin of the land demanded in a real action, the writ of seisin may be issued in favor of the plaintiff without his giving bond; and if the judgment is reversed in whole or in part upon a review or other proceeding, whether sued out or commenced within the year or afterward, the original defendant may have restitution of the land.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 227"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter227/Section12","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:51Z","sha256":"190dde5405cafea9e4c44fc7fa31d0dd7deb2909c96461d0b5d045e0441689c7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-11","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-227-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}