The U.S. Supreme Court case Tyler v. Judges of the Court of Registration in 1900 revolved around a land dispute between two parties, with one party claiming ownership based on adverse possession and the other contesting this claim due to lack of proper registration under Massachusetts law. The court ruled that while adverse possession could be used as a defense against eviction by an owner who had registered their title, it could not be used to establish ownership rights over unregistered land or against someone else who subsequently registers the same property. This decision upheld the integrity and purpose of Massachusetts' Land Registration Act which aimed at providing certainty in real estate transactions through accurate public records.

The dissenting opinion in the case of Tyler v. Judges of the Court of Registration argued that Massachusetts' land registration system was unconstitutional because it violated due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. The justice believed that a state could not deprive an individual's property without providing them with proper notice and opportunity to be heard, which they felt this law did by allowing for potential errors or frauds in recording titles. They also expressed concern about how such a system might disproportionately affect those who are less able to navigate complex legal processes, potentially leading to unjust outcomes. Furthermore, they disagreed with the majority's view that land registration merely affected property rights rather than personal ones; instead, they saw ownership as inherently personal and thus deserving of full constitutional protection.