Originally Posted by
pumpkin
A replevin succeeds upon strength of title of the claimant, not the weakness of title of one in possession. So what if the destroy the title, I am in possession. What if they impound it? There are only three reasons in law to seize property, attachment, replevin, and arrest. The first two are out, and arrest concerns contraband (notice you'll find that word throughout controlled substance code), which by definition means imported goods for which its tariff has not been paid. They may claim abandonment, but that doesn't fly if you are forced to leave the car.