conversion
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 10 U.S. 226 - Vasse v. Smith · 1810Most cited · 14 citing opinions
by infant; possession lawfully obtained
This court has already stated its opinion to be, that an infant is chargeable with a conversion, although it be of goods which came lawfully to his possession.
How often courts cite the case defining “conversion”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “conversion” — 14 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.