A district judge may inquire by a jury against those who make unlawful and forcible entry into lands, tenements, or other possessions and with strong hand detain the same, and against those who, having made a lawful and peaceable entry into lands and tenements, unlawfully and by force hold the same.
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 4912
Trial of forcible entry and detainer
Amended 1973, No. 249 (Adj
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