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Petre v Heneage

Petre v Heneage (1701) 12 Mod 519; 88 ER 1490
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of King's Bench
Year1701
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A person who has another's chattel in their possession does not convert it merely by keeping it, but does commit conversion (trover) if they use the chattel as if it were their own; thus wearing or otherwise dealing with another's property inconsistently with the owner's title amounts to conversion.

Area of Law

General

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