McGrath v. Lynch

This is a writ of entry to recover possession of a parcel of real estate in Boston. The judge, finding that the demandant was the owner of the property in question and that the tenants were wrongfully in possession of it, ordered judgment for the demandant.1 The order included an award of damages for rent. See G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 237, § 12.

1. The judge did not err in ordering the tenants’ claim *152of jury trial to be stricken from the records. General Laws (Ter. Ed.) c. 185, § 15, so far as here material, provides that “all causes in the, land court shall be tried and all questions of fact…