Hartford Financial Corp. v. Burns

How courts have described this case

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

• defining tort of conversion as “ ‘any act of dominion wrongfully exerted over another’s personal property in denial of or inconsistent with his rights therein’ ” (quoting Igauye v. Howard, 114 Cal.App.2d 122, 126, 249 P.2d 558, 561 (1952))
• “The elements of a conversion cause of action are (1) plaintiffs’ ownership or [rjight to possession of the property at the time of the conversion; (2) defendants’ conversion by a wrongful act or disposition of plaintiffs’ property rights; and (3) damages.”
• “The elements of a conversion cause of action are (1) plaintiffs’ ownership or [r]ight to possession of the property at the time of the conversion; (2) defendants’ conversion by a wrongful act or disposition of plaintiffs’ property rights; and (3) damages.”
• “The elements of a conversion cause of action are (1) plaintiffs’ ownership or [r]ight to possession of the property at the time of the conversion; (2) defendants’ conversion by a wrongful act or disposition of plaintiffs’ property rights; and (3) damages.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).