If it appears, upon the default of the defendant or otherwise, that the beasts were taken without sufficient or justifiable cause, the plaintiff shall have judgment for his or her damages caused by the unjust taking and detaining of the beasts, and for his or her costs of suit.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 129, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 155, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 185, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 642, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 4-14-15.