Wiseman v. Schaffer’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 state decisions

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1. “Conversion is any distinct act of dominion wrongfully exerted over another’s personal property in denial or inconsistent with his rights therein, such as a tortious taking of another’s chattels, or any wrongful exercise or assumption of authority, personally or by procurement, over another’s goods, depriving him of the possession, permanently or for an indefinite time. The act must be essentially tortious, but it is not essential to conversion sufficient to support the action of trover that the defendant should have complete manucaption of the property, or that he apply the property to his own use, if he has exercised dominion over it, in exclusion of, in defiance of, or inconsistent with the owner’s right.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 728 F. Supp. 2d 1110 - United States Welding, Inc. v. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC