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Minn. Stat. § 557.08 (2026)

Forcible Eviction; Treble Damages

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If a person who is put out of real property in a forcible manner without lawful authority, or who, being so put out, is afterwards kept out by force, shall recover damages therefor, judgment may be entered for three times the amount at which the actual damages are assessed.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1952–2019 · leading case: Thorp Loan & Thrift Co. v. Morse, 451 N.W.2d 361 (Minn. Ct. App. 1990).
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Thorp Loan & Thrift Co. v. Morse, 451 N.W.2d 361 (Minn. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “” Thorp additionally requested treble damages under Minn.Stat. § 557.08 (1988) and injunctive relief.”
Poppen v. Wadleigh, 51 N.W.2d 75 (Minn. 1952). · cites it 6× “Thereafter, plaintiff moved for judgment in treble the amount of said verdict, contending that § 557.08 was applicable to the case. His motion was denied.”
Lee v. Regents of the Univ. of Minnesota, 672 N.W.2d 366 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Here, appellant is not challenging the Phase III panel decision upholding her termination, but instead is bringing claims under the UAA, the PELRA, and under Minn.Stat. §§ 557.08 and 557.09 (2002) for wrongful eviction.”
Berg v. Wiley, 264 N.W.2d 145 (Minn. 1978). “9, 10 (1932), “[t]he forcible entry and unlawful detainer statutes were intended to prevent parties from taking the law into their own hands when going into possession of lands arid tenements * * To further discourage self-help, our legislature has provided treble damages for…”
ERA Venture Capital, Inc. v. Lokke (D. Minnesota 2019). · cites it 2× “For example, Minn. Stat. § 557.08 allows a person to recover treble damages if they are forced from real property without lawful authority.”
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