Chattels

Define chattels

• goods or personal property

• personal property that is fixed to real property

• talking birds

• the exchange of goods for another

Trespass to chattels occurs when...

• a person directly interferes with another's goods

• a person directly enters the house of another

• a person directly or unlawfully interferes with the goods in possession of another.

• a person directly or indirectly pushes another person

When a person wrongfully retains another’s goods after refusing a lawful demand for the return of the goods to the possession of the owner it is called...

When a person deprives the owner of their rightful possession and then uses the chattel in a manner that is inconsistent with the right of the owner it is called...

Mary asks Paul to return her laptop. He refuses. Mary has an action in....?

• detinue

• conversion

Paul changed on the settings on mary's laptop and deleted some files. Mary has an action in conversion against Paul.

• true

• false