Buchanan v. Crites

I concur in affirming the judgment. The opinion, after an elaborate and scholarly review of the authorities, showing there is a sharp split as to whether the statutory remedy of forcible entry and forcible detainer is the exclusive remedy of a dispossessed tenant, then concludes: “This is a regular civil action for damages.” With this statement I agree, but fail to see any relationship between this action and the long discussion on forcible entry and detainer. Nor can I agree that an entry such as here made was an entry by either force or stealth. It is because of such implications in the…