Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 227 - Proceedings Against Absent Defendants and Upon Insufficient Service
Section 12 - Judgment in Real Actions

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.

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