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  2. Conversion (law) - Wikipedia

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    A conversion occurs when a person does such acts in reference to the personal property of another as amount, in view of the law, to his appropriating the property for himself. [21] The action probably developed because there was no equivalent form of action in English law to the Roman law rei vindicatio .

  3. Trespass to chattels - Wikipedia

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    Trespass to chattels, also called trespass to personalty or trespass to personal property, is a tort whereby the infringing party has intentionally (or, in Australia, negligently) interfered with another person's lawful possession of a chattel (movable personal property).

  4. Outline of tort law - Wikipedia

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    Conversion (law) – An intentional tort to personal property where the defendant's willful interference with the chattel deprives plaintiff of the possession of the same. Nuisance – Denial of quiet enjoyment to owners of real property. A private nuisance is an unreasonable, unwarranted, or unlawful interference with another person's private ...

  5. Tort - Wikipedia

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    Damage to life, body, or property, and; A causal link between the defect and damage in question. Under Japanese tort law, plaintiffs may seek compensation for both economic and non-economic damages, and there is no statutory cap on damages; however, punitive damages are forbidden on public policy grounds. [98]

  6. Equitable conversion - Wikipedia

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    In most jurisdictions, the real property interest created by the contract will pass to the buyer's heirs, while the seller's personal property interest created by the contract will pass to the seller's estate. The State of New York does not recognize equitable conversion. In New York, as long as the buyer is without fault, the risk of loss ...

  7. Silver lining to winter storm damage in California: You can ...

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    Under state law, property owners who suffer at least $10,000 in damage to their home's current market value can apply for a reassessment. They have to file an application with their county ...

  8. Detinue - Wikipedia

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    Detinue is distinguished from common-law trover which is for the recovery of damages for the wrongful conversion of personal property. [60] [63] In modern practice, detinue has been superseded almost entirely by statutory actions for the recovery of personal property. [64] [65] [66]

  9. Conflict of tort laws - Wikipedia

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    damage to property: it is the law of the place where the property was damaged; in any other case, it is the law of the place in which the most significant element or elements occurred. The first two tests seem to provide a workable balance between the interests of the claimant and the defendant by selecting the law of the place in which the ...