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· 3/15/1911

Cordes v. Mason

Citations

  • 22 Ohio C.C. Dec. 530

Syllabus

<p>DAMAGES — TRESPASS.</p> <p>Use op Firearms to Expel Trespassers not Justified ip Owner does not Reasonably Anticipate Bodily Injury.</p> <p>A mere trespass on real estate does not justify an owner’s use of firearms to drive trespassers from the premises, if he has no reason to fear that the trespassers would do him great bodily harm.</p>

Judges: Giffen, Smith, Swing

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