No judgment for a return of the goods or for damages may be given to a defendant under a mere denial of the acts complained of, nor may a judgment of return be rendered in favor of a defendant who has either filed a disclaimer of interest in the goods or not filed a counterclaim claiming a return of the goods replevied.

(1949 Rev., S. 8262; P.A. 82-160, S. 212.)

History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.