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action for conversion [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- action for conversion
1, record 1, English, action%20for%20conversion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- action of conversion 2, record 1, English, action%20of%20conversion
correct
- action of trover 3, record 1, English, action%20of%20trover
see observation, archaic
- trover and conversion 4, record 1, English, trover%20and%20conversion
see observation, archaic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A form of action in English law, derived from the action on the case (q.v.) taking its name from and based on the fiction that the defendant had found (trouvé) goods and then converted them to his own use. It is now called the action of conversion 5, record 1, English, - action%20for%20conversion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In order to maintain an action for conversion, the plaintiff must have been either in actual possession or entitled to immediate possession of the goods, at the time when the conversion was committed. 6, record 1, English, - action%20for%20conversion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An action for conversion is still commonly called an action of trover. 7, record 1, English, - action%20for%20conversion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
trover and conversion: Originally the action was brought for damages against one who had found and refused to give up the goods of the plaintiff on demand; this refusal constituted 'conversion' ...; hence the action was called trover and conversion. Later, the finding became a legal fiction, and it was only necessary to prove the ownership and detention of the goods. 4, record 1, English, - action%20for%20conversion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- action pour détournement
1, record 1, French, action%20pour%20d%C3%A9tournement
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
action pour détournement : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - action%20pour%20d%C3%A9tournement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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