Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1879

Hopkins v. Dickson

Hopkins v. Dickson
Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Decided June 5, 1879 · Bingham, Stanley
59 N.H. 235

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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