{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, § 4","heading":"Actual entry; seisin; proof; right of entry","body":"Section 4. The plaintiff need not prove an actual entry under his title, but proof that he is entitled to such an estate as he claims in the land and that he has a right of entry therein shall be sufficient to prove his seisin. No such action shall be maintained unless the plaintiff has at the time of commencing his action a right of entry into the land demanded.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 237"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter237/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:57Z","sha256":"be373229afd1cfbb86fdd77a416d5891f49573693c74f02c7ea9bb0ac3f0e014","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}