California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

CCP §667: In an action to recover the possession of personal property, judgment for the plaintiff may be for the possession or the value thereof, in case a delivery cannot be had, and damages for the detention.

What this law says, in plain English

A plaintiff suing to recover personal property may obtain judgment for possession of the item, its monetary value if delivery is impossible, or damages for the delay in returning it.

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In an action to recover the possession of personal property, judgment for the plaintiff may be for the possession or the value thereof, in case a delivery cannot be had, and damages for the detention. If the property has been delivered to the plaintiff, and the defendant claim a return thereof judgment for the defendant may be for a return of the property or the value thereof, in case a return cannot be had, and damages for taking and withholding the same.

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