When the plaintiff in a trover action has replevied the property and on the trial of the case fails to recover or dismisses his petition, the defendant may recover the property and its hire or the sworn value placed upon the property in the petition instead of suing on the replevy bond.
(Code 1933, § 107-209.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Previous demand as a condition of replevin or trover against innocent purchaser of stolen chattels, 51 A.L.R. 1465.
Judgment in replevin as implying a direction for return of property, 65 A.L.R. 1302; 144 A.L.R. 1149.
Right of one joint owner of personal property to maintain against third person replevin, detinue, trover, or other action recover possession or damages, 110 A.L.R. 353.
Setoff, counterclaim, and recoupment in replevin or other action for possession of personal property, 151 A.L.R. 519.
Voluntary dismissal of replevin action by plaintiff as affecting defendant's right to judgment for the return or value of the property, 24 A.L.R.3d 768.
ARTICLE 5 DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
Cross references.
- Recovery of artifacts, treasure, etc., § 12-3-52, § 12-3-80 et seq.
Disposition of abandoned motor vehicles, Ch. 11, T. 40.
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 1990, p. 1506, § 1, effective July 1, 1990, repealed the Code sections formerly codified in this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of Code Sections 44-12-190 through 44-12-222 and was based on Ga. L. 1972, p. 762, §§ 1 through 31 and § 33; Ga. L. 1976, p. 203, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 556, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 977, §§ 1 and 3; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1330, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 44; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1787, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 517, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 575, §§ 1 through 5; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 44; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 912, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1097, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 44; Ga. L. 1987, p. 541, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 44; Ga. L. 1989, p. 946, § 111, and Ga. L. 1989, p. 1115, §§ 1 through 3.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Editor's notes.
- Some of the decisions cited below were decided under former law.
Construction with rules of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.- This article is superseded insofar as it requires the payment of interest in violation of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Rules and the resultant disparity of treatment does not violate equal protection requirements. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-108.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 1 Am. Jur. 2d, Abandoned, Lost, and Unclaimed Property, §§ 1 et seq., 6. 27 Am. Jur. 2d, Escheat, § 1,2,3,4 et seq.
C.J.S.- 1 C.J.S., Abandonment, § 1 et seq. 30A C.J.S., Escheat, § 1 et seq.
ALR.
- Constitutionality, construction, and application of statutes relating to disposition of old bank deposits, 151 A.L.R. 836.
Validity, construction, and application of lost or abandoned goods statutes, 23 A.L.R.4th 1025.