651 - Expiration of plaintiff's title before trial.

§  651.  Expiration of plaintiff's title before trial. If the right or  title of the plaintiff expires after the commencement of the action  but  before the trial, and he would have been entitled to recover but for the  expiration,  the verdict, report or decision shall be rendered according  to the fact; and the plaintiff is entitled nevertheless to judgment  for  his  damages  for  the  withholding of the property to the time when his  right or title so expired.