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CLEP Business Law

Category - Torts

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Which is the difference between replevin and trover?
  1. Trover is the recovery of someone's unlawfully taken property. Replevin is a legal action to recover damages for the wrongful taking of property.
  2. Replevin is entering onto someone's property without permission. Trover is a legal action to have someone removed from property.
  3. Replevin is the wrongful detention of someone's property. Trover is a legal action to recover damages for the wrongful taking of property.
  4. Replevin is the wrongful detention of someone's property. Trover is the recovery of someone's unlawfully taken property.
  5. Replevin is the recovery of someone's unlawfully taken property. Trover is a legal action to recover damages for the wrongful taking of property.
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Answer: E. The difference between replevin and trover is that replevin is the recovery of someone's unlawfully taken property and trover is a legal action to recover damages for the wrongful taking of property. A related principle is detinue, which is the wrongful detention of someone's property. Trover is a legal action to recover damages for the wrongful taking of property.
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