Reviewed case brief
Entick v. Carrington
(1765) 19 St Tr 1029
(1765) 19 St Tr 1029 · Court of Common Pleas (England)
- Court
- Court of Common Pleas (England)
- Year
- 1765
- Subjects
- Law of Torts
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Even state officials require positive legal authority to justify entering private property; unauthorised entry, regardless of claimed governmental purpose, constitutes trespass absent genuine lawful justification.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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Editorial source
(1765) 19 St Tr 1029
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