Harbor View Building Corp. v. Baron

The above action is predicated on chapter 307 of the General Statutes, Revision of 1930, entitled "Forcible Entry and Detainer." The right of action is solely the creature of statute. As indicated by the caption of this memorandum, the plaintiff is not claiming a "forcible entry" by the defendant upon the premises in question, but a "forcible detainer" of the same by the defendant.

Section 5889 of the General Statutes, Revision of 1930, constituting one of the four sections in said chapter 307, so far as is material to this case, reads as follows: "When any person shall make forcible entry…