OWNERSHIP ^GAME KILLED 

 It a man shoots game on his own land, or land on 

 which he has the right of shooting, and it falls dead on, 

 or runs and dies on his neighbour's land, the game shot 

 belongs to the shooter and he is entitled to demand the 

 delivery of it from the neighbour. Even if the game in 

 the case supposed was not actually shot till it crossed the 

 neighbour's boundary, the game belongs to the shooter, 

 though in this case he was technically guilty of a common 

 law trespass (not a "trespass in pursuit of game") in firing 

 over the other's land. If a trespasser puts up game and 

 shoots it on the same land, the game shot belongs to the 

 person having the right of shooting on the land, and may 

 be demanded and taken by force if necessary from the 

 trespasser. But it has been laid down that if a trespasser 

 puts up game on one man's land and follows it on to 

 another's land and there shoots it, It belongs to the 

 trespasser, although he may be prosecuted for a trespass 

 in pursuit of game by either of the two parties. Of 

 course, what Is stated as to the ownership of game applies 

 to other birds and wild animals not falling within the 

 definition of game. 



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RESPASS AT COMMON LAW 



Any unauthorized entry by a person on to or over the 

 land of another is a trespass at common law, for which 

 an action for damages may be brought. Only the actual, 

 that is usually nominal, damages can be recovered unless 

 the trespass is repeated frequently or after warning, when 

 possibly a jury would be justified In giving heavier or 



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