Crowell v. Butts

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

111. After Willie Crowell fell behind in his rent payments, his landlord changed the locks on his auto-repair shop and had the vehicles on the property towed. Cro-well filed a replevin action against the towing company for the return of the vehicles, and an unlawful-reentry action against his landlord. The trial court involuntarily dismissed both claims as merit-less. We reverse. Crowell met the statutory requirements to maintain his replevin action, and the evidence showed Crowell’s landlord acted without authority in using self-help to reenter the property. The…