Lyon fretted under this; The writ of Replevin was a tiresome formality to men who talked of fighting and were ready to fight; furthermore, if served and recognized, Frost might put off the Marshal with some trumpery stuff of no value.
"The Struggle for Missouri"
John McElroy
Take this, parson, and I'll Replevin another plate for myself and one for Miss Orr.
"An Alabaster Box"
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Florence Morse Kingsley
The action of "Replevin" is available to the tenant to recover personal property which had been wrongly distrained, usually cattle; the goods are "repledged" pending action.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly