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*Distress damage feasant* as an extra-judicial remedy in torts means:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. ***Distress damage feasant*** is one of the six **extra-judicial remedies** listed by ICSI.
2. The ICSI text says: 'An occupier may lawfully **seize any cattle or any chattel which are unlawfully on his land doing damage there** and detain them **until compensation is paid for the damage**. The right is known as that of distress damage feasant — to distrain things which are doing damage.'
3. Options A (eviction by force) and C (abatement of nuisance by cutting branches) and D (re-caption of goods) are separate extra-judicial remedies; they should not be confused with *distress damage feasant*.
4. The remedy is a controlled form of self-help: seizure plus retention until compensation, not appropriation.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 6, '(f) Distress Damage Feasant', p. 150._
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