California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Blessing-Moore v. Reyes, H035962 (Cal. App. 2012):
conversion. "Conversion is the wrongful exercise of dominion over the property of another. The elements of a conversion are the plaintiff's ownership or right to possession of the property at the time of the conversion; the defendant's conversion by a wrongful act or disposition of property rights; and damages. It is not necessary that there be a manual taking of the property; it is only necessary to show an assumption of control or ownership over the property, or that the alleged converter has applied the property to his own use. [Citations.]" (Oakdale Village Group v. Fong (1996) 43 Cal.App.4th 539, 543-544.)
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