There shall be no recovery under this chapter of any land or tenements of which the defendant, his ancestors or those under whom he holds the land or tenements have been in quiet possession for three years next before the commencement of the action unless the defendant's estate therein is ended.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, § 8
Three years quiet possession; effect
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