Quare Clausum Fregit
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Quare Clausum Fregit
(kwä 9 -r¯a kl˘ow 9 -s¯um fr¯a 9 -g˘ıt) — Lat.: wherefore he broke the close. An early form of trespass designed to obtain damages for an unlawful entry upon another’s land. The form of action was called trespass quare clausum fregit, or trespass qu. cl. fr. in its abbreviated form.
Breaking a close was the common law expression for an unlawful entry upon land. Even without an actual fence the action would plead that the “defendant with force and arms broke and entered the close of the plaintiff, ” 182 S.E. 156, 157, since in the eyes of the common law, every unauthorized entry upon the soil of another was a trespass.
Breaking a close was the common law expression for an unlawful entry upon land. Even without an actual fence the action would plead that the “defendant with force and arms broke and entered the close of the plaintiff, ” 182 S.E. 156, 157, since in the eyes of the common law, every unauthorized entry upon the soil of another was a trespass.
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