Hopkins v. Dickson

Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Hopkins v. Dickson, 59 N.H. 235 (N.H. 1879)
Bingham, Stanley

Hopkins v. Dickson

Opinion of the Court

Bingham, J.

If one wrongfully takes the chattel of another from his possession, the latter may retake it, using no more force than is necessary for that purpose. State v. Elliot, 11 N. H. 540; Sterling v. Warden, 51 N. H. 217, 240 — S. C., 52 N. H. 197, 203; Blades v. Higgs, 10 C. B., N. S., 713; Mills v. Wooters, 59 Ill. 234.

Verdict set aside.

Stanley, J., did not sit: the others concurred.

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Full Case Name
Hopkins v. Dickson.
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