A direct Action of detinue, is a personal Action of good Faith, famous, public, which is given.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Adams diary, June 1753 - April 1754, September 1758 - January 1759] Reference

In one breath, the court brushed aside technicality; almost in the next breath it used an ancient English form of action “detinue”.    From Wordnik.com.  [A History of American Law] Reference

"To see how the English Reports effect general common law searches, just search from the front page of CommonLII for anything concerning, say, one of the forms of action (eg 'detinue near (ship or vessel)'), then display the results By Database.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference

Oi account, or detinue, or a£tion upon the cafe at eledion, &c. and where, f.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports of Cases in the Reigns of Hen: VIII.] Reference

Poindexter brought an action of detinue against the State's treasurer to recover his desk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some reminiscences,] Reference

And as he may have detinue or replevin for goods taken by a trefpafs, which affirms alwav-s.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports of Sir George Croke, knight. Formerly one of the justices of the courts of Kings-bench, and common-pleas, of such select cases as were adjudged in the said courts [1582-1641]] Reference

The circuit and supreme courts of the several states, though the slave cases which they tried were for the most part concerned only with such dry questions as detinue, trover, bailment, leases, inheritance and reversions, in which the personal quality of the negroes was largely ignored, occasionally rendered decisions of vivid human interest even where matters of mere property were nominally involved.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime] Reference

In detinue of goods, f.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports of Cases in the Reigns of Hen: VIII.] Reference

Court or courtes within this Realme, or els where, by Action of debt, action of detinue, bill, plaint, information, or otherwise: in which suite no essoine, protection, wager of lawe, or iniunction shal be allowed, for, or on the behalfe of the partie or parties defendant.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03] Reference

Record, or in any other Court or courtes within this Realme, or els where, by Action of debt, action of detinue, bill, plaint, information, or otherwise: in which suite no essoine, protection, wager of lawe, or iniunction shal be allowed, for, or on the behalfe of the partie or parties defendant.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation] Reference

'or duelling; any person, 42 cents; for patting in Hieon, and relceaement, 48 cents; for serving a iUbpoiQa in chancery, 30 cents; for serving a i upon a petition for debt, detinue, every cause wherein a jury shall Je sworn, 81 05; for earning to attending tkedts - rict court with therentre, and return of the ventre r aciat, the eame as is allowed' to a oenrre man.    From Wordnik.com.  [The debates and proceedings in the Congress of the United States : with an appendix containing important state papers and public documents, and all the laws of a public nature; with a copious index; compiled from authentic materials] Reference