What are the elements of conversion and what is the test for conversion?

"'Conversion is the wrongful exercise of dominion over the property of another.'" (Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Zerin (1997) 53 Cal.App.4th 445, 451.) The elements of a claim for conversion are (1) "the plaintiff's ownership or right to possession of the property at the time of the conversion," (2) "the defendant's conversion by a wrongful act or disposition of property rights," and (3) damages. (Ibid.) "It is not necessary that there be a manual taking of the property," only "an assumption of control or ownership over the

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