· 3/11/2009
ARTHUR W. TIFFORD, PA v. Tandem Energy Corp.
Citations
- 562 F.3d 699
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 10089
- 2009 WL 607344
How courts have described this case
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- noting that to prevail on a conversion claim under Texas law, “[t]he plaintiff must prove that . . . he legally possessed the property or was entitled to it” (emphasis added) (citing Small v. Small, 216 S.W.3d 872, 877 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2007, pet. denied)
- “[B]y failing to brief any other state’s law, the parties have forfeited any choice of law argument.” (citation omitted)
- the second element of a conversion claim requires that “the defendant unlawfully and without authorization assumed and exercised control over the property to the exclusion of, or inconsistent with, the plaintiff’s rights as an owner[.]”
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Judges: Jolly, Davis, Demoss
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