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Elements of an action for conversion of money

Forms of judgment for a successful action in conversion

How conversion is proved

Ingredients of the tort of conversion

Meaning of the tort of conversion

Position of the law on conversion action in respect of a cheque or bill or note

Position of the law on what constitutes conversion

Remedies available to a plaintiff in a claim for conversion

The basis for an action in conversion

The nature of the tort of conversion

The purpose of the law of conversion

The quantum of damages that can be awarded in a claim for conversion

The rationale for the measure of damages for conversion

The remedy for conversion at common law

What a cause of action in conversion is based on

What amounts to a conversion

When conversion is said to have taken place

When the value of the goods converted is to be determined

Whether a bank which collects cheques and pays the proceeds of the cheques to persons not entitled to the cheques is liable for the tort of conversion

Whether a cause of action in conversion can be defeated by the fact that the plaintiff subsequently gets his goods back; nature of action after such redelivery

Whether a claim for mesne profits is appropriate in a action for conversion

Whether a refusal to surrender a chattel upon lawful and reasonable demand is evidence of a conversion

Whether an action for conversion will lie in respect of money

Whether conversion is a tort of strict liability

Whether de facto possession is sufficient to support an action in conversion

Whether it is necessary to prove demand and refusal in an action for conversion

Whether it is necessary to prove title of absolute ownership in a claim for conversion

Whether the defence of contributory negligence is available to a person in conversion

Whether there can be a claim in conversion in respect of an electronic money transfer

Whether there can be recovery of the full value represented by cheques and other negotiable instruments collected by banks without authority under the tort of conversion

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