Jasper v. Blair’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “(1) the plaintiff had legal title to the converted property; (2) the plaintiff had possession of the property or the right to possess it at the time of the conversion; (3) the defendant exercised dominion over the property in a manner which denied the plaintiff's rights to use and enjoy the property and which was to the defendant's own use and beneficial enjoyment; (4) the defendant intended to interfere with the plaintiff's possession; (5) the plaintiff made some demand for the property's return which the defendant refused; (6) the defendant's act was the legal cause of the plaintiff's loss of the property; and (7) the plaintiff suffered damage by the loss of the property.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boling v. Prospect Funding Holdings, LLC

2. “warranted in state-of-mind cases ... if the nonmoving party['s position] 'rests merely upon conclusory allegations ....' " (citation omitted) ). On this basis, Plaintiff is entitled to summary judgment on Defendant's negligent misrepresentation claim. 4. Conversion Conversion is an intentional tort that involves "the wrongful exercise of dominion and control over the property of another.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boling v. Prospect Funding Holdings, LLC