What are the elements necessary to establish the tort of conversion?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Egger v. Dessureault, 2010 BCSC 880 (CanLII):
Justice Cullen explained the three elements necessary to establish the tort of conversion in Ast v. Mikolas, 2010 BCSC 127, 54 E.T.R. (3d) 121 at para. 126: The elements that must be proven to establish the tort of conversion are: (a) a wrongful act by the defendant involving the goods of the plaintiff; (b) the act must consist of handling, disposing, or destroying the goods; and (c) the defendant’s actions must have either the effect or intention of interfering with (or denying) the plaintiff’s right or title to the goods.
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