Chapter 15 - CHAPTER 15 CONVERSION

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

Chapter 15 CONVERSION

Ericka Houck Englert, Esq.
Tess Hand-Bender, Esq.

SYNOPSIS

§ 15.1 DEFINITION

§ 15.2 ELEMENTS

§ 15.3 INTENT REQUIRED

§ 15.4 ELEMENTS DEFINED

§ 15.4.1—Elements 1 and 3: Unauthorized Exercise of Dominion or Control Over Property
§ 15.4.2—Element 2: Personal Property of the Plaintiff
§ 15.4.3—Elements 4 and 5: Plaintiff's Demand for Return of the Property, and Defendant's Refusal to Return It

§ 15.5 OVERLAP WITH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL THEFT

§ 15.6 DEFENSES

§ 15.6.1—Consent, Defense of Land, and Self-Defense
§ 15.6.2—Qualified Refusal
§ 15.6.3—Statute of Limitations
§ 15.6.4—Economic Loss Rule
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