{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-667","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 667","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 8. OF THE TRIAL AND JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTIONS [577. - 674.]","CHAPTER 8. The Manner of Giving and Entering Judgment [664. - 674.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9259f97cf9c708076a4eeddca97c19454918771a9b5671c608d9939c8b498561","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-666","next":"us-ca/ccp-667.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}