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Definition of Chattel Property

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What is the definition of chattel?

Any property that includes land and immovable property

Any property that cannot be owned or possessed

Any property exclusively related to movable furniture

Any property other than land and immovable property (correct)

What does the tort of trespass to chattels protect?

The rights of ownership or possession of chattels from wrongful interferences (correct)

The rights of ownership of any type of property

Only the rights of ownership of immovable property

The rights of ownership or possession of land only

Which of the following is considered a chattel?

Human beings and land

Cars, furniture, and animals (correct)

Anything that cannot be owned by an individual

Only land and immovable property

What is the purpose of the tort of trespass to chattel?

To prevent interference with movable property without legal justification Signup and view all the answers

What does the tort of trespass to chattel protect against?

Any interference without lawful justification Signup and view all the answers

In Davies v Lagos City Council, Adefarasin J. held that trespass to chattel is actionable per se ____________.

upon occurrence without the plaintiff having to prove damage Signup and view all the answers

According to Adefarasin J., in trespass to chattel, there may be a trespass without ____________.

the infliction of any material damage by a mere taking or transportation Signup and view all the answers

Adefarasin J. stated that the seizure of the plaintiff’s vehicle without just cause is ____________.

a wrongful act Signup and view all the answers

When is trespass to chattel considered as not a strict liability tort?

When a specific damage has been done to a chattel Signup and view all the answers

What did Adefarasin J. hold regarding the liability of defendants taking part in the seizure of the plaintiff’s vehicle?

They are jointly and severally liable Signup and view all the answers