If the verdict in an action for specific personal property omits to find the value of the articles, the court may award a writ of inquiry to ascertain the value.
Code 1858, § 4248 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 62); Shan., § 6086; Code 1932, § 10344; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1319.