Section 16-3712 - Verdict where goods are eloigned

Verdict where goods are eloigned

If the defendant in an action of replevin has eloigned the things sued for, the court may instruct the jury, if they find for the plaintiff, to assess such damages as may compel the defendant to return the things.

CREDIT(S)

(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 606, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 16-3712.
1973 Ed., § 16-3712.

Current through September 13, 2012