Other Equitable (Non-Monetary) Remedies

Question 1

Trover

Answer 1

Allows plaintiff to obtain return of personal property whether it was wrongfully taken or is lawfully possessed but wrongfully retained.

Question 2

Ejectment

Answer 2

Plaintiff may seek to eject a defendant who wrongfully possesses the plaintiff’s land

Question 3

What must the Plaintiff establish for ejectment?

Answer 3

1. Title to the land

and

2. The right to immediate possession

Question 4

What else can the Plaintiff seek in addition to ejectment?

Answer 4

Damages: value of the use of the land, damages for harm caused by the defendant to the land, and profits from the defendant’s use of the land.

Question 5

What can landlords use to regain possession of premises from a tenant?

Answer 5

A statutory dispossessory warrant