Allred v. Hinkley

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that by taking possession of property from an individual who had no right to sell it, innocent purchaser converted such property to its own use
• determining the extent of a husband’s ownership of various items of property which were allegedly converted
• noting the undisputed principle that “an agent whose employment is restricted to purchases for cash supplied by the principal ... has no authority to bind the principal’s credit”
• conversion “requires such a serious interference with the owner’s right that the person interfering therewith may reasonably be required to buy the goods”
• ―A conversion is an act of [willful] interference with a chattel, done without lawful justification by which the person entitled thereto is deprived of its use and possession.‖
• “[A] bona fide purchaser of goods for value from one who has no right to sell them becomes a converter when he takes possession of such goods.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

32 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Bailey v. Big Sky Motors, Ltd.
  Tenth Circuit· 2002-12-30· cited 89×
• Alta Industries, Ltd. v. Hurst
  Utah Supreme Court· 1993-01-20· cited 62×
• Rensch v. Riddle's Diamonds of Rapid City, Inc.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1986-09-03· cited 43×
• State v. McBride
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 1997-06-26· cited 28×
• Fibro Trust, Inc. v. Brahman Financial, Inc.
  Utah Supreme Court· 1999-02-12· cited 24×
• State v. Twitchell
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 1992-05-06· cited 21×
• Richins v. Industrial Construction, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1974-09-03· cited 21×
• Remington v. Landolt
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1975-10-16· cited 20×
• Pinder v. Duchesne
  Utah Supreme Court· 2020-10-22· cited 20×
• Healthcare Services Group, Inc. v. Utah Department of Health
  Utah Supreme Court· 2002-01-11· cited 20×
• Jenkins v. Equipment Center, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 1994-02-16· cited 17×
• Federal Insurance v. Fries
  Civil Court of the City of New York· 1974-05-20· cited 17×
• STATE SECURITIES COMPANY v. Svoboda
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1961-07-14· cited 15×
• State v. Corbitt
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2003-12-04· cited 15×
• Jones v. Salt Lake City Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2003-10-17· cited 15×
• Frisco Joes, Inc. v. Peay
  Utah Supreme Court· 1977-01-10· cited 14×
• Mumford v. ITT Commercial Finance Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 1993-08-16· cited 13×
• Lake Philgas Service v. Valley Bank & Trust Co.
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 1993-01-12· cited 13×
• Butler v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Arizona
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1980-07-21· cited 12×
• Phillips v. Utah State Credit Union
  Utah Supreme Court· 1991-04-23· cited 11×