Judgments generally

(a) In an action to recover the possession of personal property, judgment for the plaintiff may be for the delivery of the property, or for the value thereof in case a delivery cannot be had, and damages for the detention. (b) When the property has been delivered to the plaintiff and the defendant claims a return thereof, judgment for the defendant may be for the return of the property, or its value, in case a return cannot be had, and damages for the taking and withholding of the property. Civil Code, § 420; C. & M. Dig., § 8654; Pope's Dig., § 11387; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-2116. (a) In an action to recover the possession of personal property, judgment for the plaintiff may be for the delivery of the property, or for the value thereof in case a delivery cannot be had, and damages for the detention. (b) When the property has been delivered to the plaintiff and the defendant claims a return thereof, judgment for the defendant may be for the return of the property, or its value, in case a return cannot be had, and damages for the taking and withholding of the property. Civil Code, § 420; C. & M. Dig., § 8654; Pope's Dig., § 11387; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-2116.