Conversion

Question 1

CONVERSION

Answer 1

The key testable elements for conversion are:
* Act by the defendant that interferes with the plaintiff’s right of possession in a chattel
* Interference is serious enough in nature or consequences to warrant
that the defendant pay the chattel’s full value

Question 2

Acts of Conversion

Answer 2

Acts of conversion include wrongful acquisition (theft), wrongful transfer, wrongful detention, and substantially changing, severely damaging, or misusing a chattel.