Question

A backgammon player was upset after losing a match against the club champion. Rushing out of the club, he inadvertently grabbed the champion's board, which looked very much like his own but which was much more expensive. The player left the backgammon board in the trunk of his car, as was his usual practice. During the night, the car was stolen and along with it, the champion's expensive backgammon board.In an action by the champion against the player to recover the value of the backgammon board, is the champion likely to recover?A Yes, because when the player took the backgammon board he committed a trespass to the champion's chattel.B Yes, because when the backgammon board was stolen along with the car, the player became liable for conversion of the champion's chattel.C No, because the player believed in good faith that the board was his when he took it from the backgammon club.D No, because the backgammon board was lost through no fault of the player's.

Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is B. Yes, because when the backgammon board was stolen along with the car, the player became liable for conversion of the champion's chattel

Explanation:

Conversion consists of (i) an act by defendant interfering with plaintiff's right of possession in the chattel (ii) intent to perform the act bringing about the interference with plaintiff's right of possession (iii) causation and (iv) damages. Therefore, the player was guilty of conversion.