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Code · Massachusetts · Part III — COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES · Title III — REMEDIES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY · Chapter 240

Section 19: Petition to land court

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Section 19. One or more persons holding land or flats adjacent to or covered by high water may apply by petition to the land court for the settlement and determination of the lines and boundaries of their ownership therein.
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