The following excerpt is from Appel v. Bos. Nat'l Title Agency, LLC, Case No. 18-cv-873-BAS-MDD (S.D. Cal. 2019):
Conversion is "any act of dominion wrongfully asserted over another's personal property in denial of or inconsistent with his rights therein. 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." Igauye v. Howard, 114 Cal. App. 2d 122,
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