Gillespie v. Beecher

The declaration in this case charges that the plaintiffs, on August 30, 1888, were in possession of a house and premises which they were using as a dwelling-house and as an hotel and boarding-house, and that, being so in possession, the defendant unlawfully and forcibly entered and took possession thereof, and thereafter maintained his possession as against them, thus putting them in fear, depriving them of their home, and destroying their business as hotel or boarding-house keepers. The defendant by his plea denied liability. The case came on to be tried, and in opening the case to the jury…