Legal Opinion

McGill v. Varin

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 29, 1925No. 6 Div. 395PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSomervidde, J.

Count 3 of the complaint contains a sufficient statement of every element neéessary in a complaint for trespass to land — (1) plaintiff’s ownership of the land; (2) defendants’ wrongful entry by force; and (3) the time of the entry. 38-Cyc. 1078 (II).

Damage is conclusively presumed from the mere fact of a. wrongful entry (Parker v. Mise, 27 Ala. 480, 62 Am. Dec. 776; 38 Cyc. 995, [B] [1] and [2]) and the entry alone, without proof of actual damage, will support the action. Hence, so far as the sufficiency of the complaint on demurrer is concerned, there need be no allegation of damage; though…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. GonzalezSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  2. B'ham Ry. L. & P. Co. v. BarrettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
  3. Watson v. AdamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  4. Gulsby v. Louisville & Nashville R. R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  5. Hardeman v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Matthews v. ForrestSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  2. Union Indemnity Co. v. WebsterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  3. W. T. Ratliff Company, Inc. v. PurvisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  4. Killingsworth v. KillingsworthSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  5. Investment Securities Corp. v. ColeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937

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