Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1820

Crocker v. Black

Crocker v. Black
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Decided October 15, 1820
16 Mass. 448

Crocker v. Black

Opinion of the Court

Curia.

The same principle applies in this case, as in actions of trespass. The title to real estate may, and indeed must necessarily *371come into question in actions like this at bar. For the plaintifi must show a right, or at the least a possession, before he can put the defendant upon his defence. Let full costs be taxed for the plaintiff.

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