Replevin requires a demand for return followed by a three-year filing window

Evidence

My lawyers were using replevin, a law that states that you must recognize that someone has something that lawfully belongs to you, and then make a demand for its return. There is a three-year window, from the date of the demand, during which you must file a cause of action. — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 1167

The second issue they raised was that my claim had exceeded a three-year statute of limitations. My lawyers were using replevin, a law that states that you must recognize that someone has something that lawfully belongs to you, and then make a demand for its return. There is a three-year window, from the date of the demand, during which you must file a cause of action. — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 1167

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the procedural mechanism underpinning the entire lawsuit and the statute-of-limitations dispute.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard…, 1167