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Non detinet

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The general issue in an action of detinue. See 112 Ala. 488, 20 South. 418.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat He does not detain. The name Of the general issue in the action of detinue. 1 Tidd, Pr. 645; Berlin Mach. Works v. Alabama City Furniture Co., 112 Ala. 488, 20 South. 418. The general issue in the action of replevin, where the action is for the wrongful detention only. 2 Burrill, Pr. 14.