Crocker v. Black
16 Mass. 448
Mass.
1820
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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.