Chicago Title Ins. Co. v. Ellis

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• explaining that hearsay statements \cannot be considered evidence in the summary judgment record showing a disputed issue of fact\
• finding that the plaintiff had properly identified funds belonging to it where those funds were “fraudulently obtained loan proceeds.”
• stating that for funds to be identifiable, they do not need to be the identical bills or coin that belonged to the owner, but could be funds placed into an account
• affirming summary judgment when defendants unknowingly received fraudulently-obtained money but presented no evidence to suggest that they received the money in exchange for fair value
• affirming summary judgment when defendants unknowingly received fraudulently-obtained money but presented no evidence to suggest that they received the money in exchange for fair value
• noting \crux of conversion is wrongful exercise of dominion or control over property of another without authorization and to the exclusion of the owner's rights in the property\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).