Campos v. Courtesy Ford, Inc.

Under the replevin statute, “Any person whose personal property is wrongfully detained by any other person ... may have a writ of replevin to recover said personal property and any damages sustained by reason of the wrongful taking_” § 78.01, Fla. Stat. (1998) (emphasis added). For purposes of the summary judgment motion of defendant-appellee Courtesy Ford, Inc., the record must be read in the light most favorable to plaintiff-appellant Jorge Campos.

Read in the required light, the plaintiff was a mechanic employed by the defendant automobile dealership in its repair department. In May 1998,…