{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-3712","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-3712","heading":"Verdict where goods are eloigned.","body":"If the defendant in an action of replevin has eloigned the things sued for, the court may instruct the jury, if they find for the plaintiff, to assess such damages as may compel the defendant to return the things.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 37. Replevin."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-3712","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"87396b233c201fec94fe2ba695d5fb49741d6c9139ed226649838a2b98999874","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-3711","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-3713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}