810.14 Judgment in replevin. In any action of replevin judgment for the plaintiff may be for the possession or for the recovery of possession of the property, or the value thereof in case a delivery cannot be had, and of damages for the detention; and when the property shall have been delivered to the defendant, under s. 810.06, judgment may be as aforesaid or absolutely for the value thereof at the plaintiff's option, and damages for the detention. If the property shall have been delivered to the plaintiff under ss. 810.01 to 810.13 and the defendant prevails, judgment for the defendant may be for a return of the property or the value thereof, at the defendant's option, and damages for taking and withholding the same.
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761, 778 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 810.14; 1993 a. 486.
Damages for the loss of use of detained property must be based on a showing that the plaintiff was in a position to use the property and that the property would have been used but for the unlawful detainer. Korb v. Schroedel, 93 Wis. 2d 207, 286 N.W.2d 589 (1980).
A successful plaintiff in a replevin action is entitled to damages. If the property is recovered by the owner, the damages are usually measured by interest and, if the property depreciates in value during the time of the wrongful detention, the amount of the depreciation. Global Steel Products v. Ecklund Carriers, Inc. 2002 WI App 91, 253 Wis. 2d 588, 644 N.W.2d 269, 01-1151.
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