A jury instruction is the judge's oral explanation of the law governing a case. Jury instructions are given after the attorneys have presented all the evidence and have made final arguments, but before the jury begins deliberations. Improper explanations of the law to be applied in jury instructions are often the basis for later appeals.
Massachusetts Instruction to Jury Regarding Goods Wrongfully Taken From Plaintiff as Conversion
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The elements of conversion are: the plaintiff's ownership or right to possession of the property; the defendant's conversion by wrongful act inconsistent with the property rights of the plaintiff; and. damages.
The two elements of a conversion claim are 1) that the plaintiff actually had the right to possess the property and 2) that the defendant actually assumed control over the property that the plaintiff had a right to control and possess, and thereby interfered with the plaintiff's property in a manner that infringed on ...
To determine whether the level of interference is serious enough to constitute a conversion, courts consider the following factors (HAGRID): The degree of Harm done to the chattel. The defendant's intent to Assert a right inconsistent with the plaintiff's right of control.
In relation to chattels, the tort of trespass only protects possession, while an action in conversion can be brought by a person in actual possession, or a person with the right to immediate possession. The concept of possession is not limited to actual physical occupation or custody.
The tort of conversion consists of a wrongful exercise of dominion or control over the personal property of another. To recover, you must establish that you had possession or the right to possession of the property at issue. You do not have to prove that you owned the property.
Conversion is an intentional tort which occurs when a party takes the chattel property of another with the intent to deprive them of it. Conversion is not applicable to real property. For the purposes of conversion, ?intent? merely means the objective to possess the property or exert property rights over it.
Conversion is strictly related to negligent behavior. Normally, when one person has little-to-no regard for someone else's property. Like, if someone steals your cell phone and then sells it online? Sometimes, however, conversion can be accidental.
Under Massachusetts law, a plaintiff may recover for unjust enrichment upon a showing that 1) she conferred a benefit upon the defendant, 2) the defendant accepted that benefit and 3) the defendant's retention of the benefit would be inequitable without payment for its value.
