Gardner v. . Neil

Jan 5, 1814
Reporters:
Before:
Cameron

Every entry by one into the dwelling-house of another, against the will ‍​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍of the occupant, is a trespass, unless warranted by such authority in law as will justify the entry. And the action of trespass is ‍​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍the only proper form of action which the party complaining can legally maintain in such case.

Whether the warrant under and by virtue of which ‍​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍the defendants justify their entry into the dwelling-house of the plaintiff will amount to a complete justification or not depends on facts not now ‍​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍before the Court.

As the Court is of opinion that the form of the action is proper, it is unnecessary to decide the second question ‍​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍stated in the case sent up.

Rule made absolute, and new trial granted.

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