The pools have to be small because a big pool would become a big wave when the boat rocks back and forthâwhich it does, a lot. The result is over 2,000 people clamoring around the one kiddie pool trying to grab one of the hundred deck chairs that surround it.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Detinue. In tort law, detinue is an action to recover for the wrongful taking of personal property. It is initiated by an individual who claims to have a greater right to their immediate possession than the current possessor.
Also used to collect money damages for losses caused by the wrongful detention. Dating back to the twelfth century, detinue is one of the oldest forms of action in common law, along with the action of debtâa lawsuit for a specific sum of money owed. In detinue a favorable judgment awarded the plaintiff the actual chattelsâitems of personal propertyâor their value in money. For example, an action of detinue was available against someone who wrongfully refused to return goods that were held subject to a Bailment, such as a deposit for safekeeping or repair. It could be used against an executor who refused to turn over a deed for the deceased person's property to the proper heir.