DEFENCE OF DWELLING.
40.
Every one who is in peaceable possession of a dwelling-house,
and every one lawfully assisting him or acting under his authority,
is justified in using as much force as is necessary
to prevent any person from forcibly breaking into
or forcibly entering the dwelling-house without lawful authority.
[R.S. c.C-34, s.40.]
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