{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, § 7","heading":"Actual ouster; effect","body":"Section 7. 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.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 237"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter237/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:57Z","sha256":"874c3f9235411597da4648e6363b7a0e51fc24386b9a9c05f69098e6805f868a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}