This is an action for recovery of damages for unlawful eviction.
On instructions from the landlord, plaintiff was physically restrained from entering his apartment, requiring police assistance in order for him to get past the building's doormen. One day later, upon returning to his apartment, plaintiff found the locks had been changed. No judgment or warrant of eviction (RPAPL 749) was ever issued against plaintiff (see, Manto v Amalfi,
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