Las Vegas Nevada Instruction to Jury that Demand for and Refusal of Possession is Prima Facia Evidence of Conversion

• Category: Civil Procedure - Jury Instructions - Conversions
• State: Multi-State
• City: Las Vegas
• Control #: US-01435BG
• Format: Word; Rich Text

Description

A trespass to personal property is t he use of someone's property without person. A conversion occurs when personal property is taken by a defendant and kept from its true owner without permission of the owner. Conversion is the civil side of the crime of theft. Demand and refusal are necessary for the maintenance of an action for conversion in all cases in which defendant was rightfully in possession.