{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, § 17","heading":"Possession under supposedly good title; effect","body":"Section 17. The defendant shall also be entitled to like compensation although the land has not been so held for six years, if he holds it under a title which he had reason to believe good.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 237"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter237/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:57Z","sha256":"84c3dd1c6aedc9ff6d4fbb2d215e9c40757e7b663117d4000fd078fbbbc35361","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}