Intentional Tort: Interference with Goods

<p>Consent from the property owner can negate a trespass claim. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In situations with no substantial damage or injury. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Running a coin along an individual’s car and scratching the paint. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain physical possession and protect their right to non-interference. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asking for a friend's opinion on your belongings. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Touching or taking someone's goods without permission. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An individual removing another's bike from a shared garage. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A person who is in actual possession of the goods. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A franchise holder. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The value of the goods involved. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unlawfully taking possession of another’s property. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A defendant taking a book and changing its cover. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Storing goods without permission. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They can only claim the value of the goods. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Receiving goods from a person who has no authority. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Selling someone else's goods with their consent. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They had possession or right to immediate possession at the time of conversion. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conversion is about taking goods, while detinue involves not returning them. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The plaintiff made a specific demand for the return of goods. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Market value of the goods and special damages. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Taking possession of goods knowing they belong to another. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Taking someone's goods without consent and without legal justification.

Actual control over goods; ownership is not required to sue for trespass.

Defendant must have intended to deal with the goods.

Direct and voluntary action by the defendant that physically affects the plaintiff's goods.

Wrongful denial of someone's right to use and possess goods, typically by taking it over or exercising ownership rights.

Refusing to return goods after a demand.

Destroying goods belonging to someone else.

Selling goods without permission.

A legal area focusing on actions that disrupt someone's rightful use of their personal property.

Items owned by individuals, including things like goods, animals, checks, bills of exchange, debentures, and share certificates.

Intentional interference with another person's possession of goods.

Actions like using, taking, touching, or destroying someone's goods without their permission.

A serious interference with someone's possession of goods, denying their right to use or possess them.

Wrongfully withholding someone's goods after they demand them back.

Trespass is a less serious interference with possession, while conversion is a more serious and complete taking over of goods.

The Defendant must have acted deliberately and intentionally, with the knowledge that their actions would affect the Plaintiff's goods.

No, even if the Defendant didn't know the goods belonged to someone else, they can still be liable for trespass to goods.

This occurs when the Defendant unlawfully takes possession of someone else's property and converts it to their own use.

The Defendant borrows the Plaintiff's book, promises to return it, but then keeps it, underlines it, and refuses to give it back.

Voluntary reception refers to intentionally receiving goods. Involuntary reception is when the Defendant received goods without intending to, but knew they belonged to someone else.

Someone who has possession of the goods at the time of the conversion OR someone who has the right to immediate possession of the goods.

The Plaintiff can choose to receive the market value of the goods (compensation) OR get their goods back (restoration) along with damages.

Detinue occurs when the Defendant wrongfully retains someone else's goods that the Plaintiff has the right to immediate possession of, and the Plaintiff wants the goods returned.