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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Lindsey v. Normet, 405 U.S. 56 (1972)

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Lindsey v. Normet, 405 U.S. 56 (1972)
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Lindsey v. Normet, 405 U.S. 56 (1972)

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'But if (the landlord) forcibly enter and expels the tenant, while he may not be liable to him in an action of tort, he is guilty of a violation of the forcible entry and detainer act, which is designed to protect the public peace; and in such case the law will award restitution to the tenant, not because it recognizes any rights in him, but for the reason that, out of regard for the peace and good order of society, it does not permit a person, in the quiet and peaceable possession of land, to be disturbed by force, even by one lawfully entitled to the possession.' Smith v. Reeder, 21 Or., at 546—547, 28 P., at 891. 16