Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Indiana
trespassing
Is it legal for a person to detain persons he says is trespassing on his property at gunpoint?
Asked on 8/13/01, 8:04 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Mary Ann Wunder
Wunder & Wunder
Re: trespassing
Probably not. However he might be able to use reasonable force to hold the trespassers for the local authorities to come & arrest them if they also agree these persons are trespassing. The best solution short of arrests is for either or both sides to petition the local courts for a protective order or injunction to prevent the trespass (if that is what is happening) or to prevent the pointing of a gun (if there is no trespass).
Answered on 8/14/01, 12:25 pm