Rammell v. Bulen

OPINION

By MILLER, J.

This is an action for damages by a tenant against the landlord for unlawfully and maliciously entering upon the premises, shutting off the water and locking the door with a lock other than the one the tenant /had been using. The answer in substance admits the commission of the acts complained of, but avers that the same was done in order to prevent injury to the property. The, unlawful and malicious ehtering, however, is denied. A general denial is filed to the answer.

The cause was tried to a jury and a verdict returned on January 30, 1947, for the plaintiff in the sum of…