Cal. Civil Code § 3336
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The detriment caused by the wrongful conversion of personal property is presumed to be:
First—The value of the property at the time of the conversion, with the interest from that time, or, an amount sufficient to indemnify the party injured for the loss which is the natural, reasonable and proximate result of the wrongful act complained of and which a proper degree of prudence on his part would not have averted; and
Second—A fair compensation for the time and money properly expended in pursuit of the property.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 117
cases (34 in the last 5 years), 1933–2026 · leading case: Voris v. Lampert
Voris v. Lampert (2019)
“" ( Civ. Code, § 3336 ; see also 5 Witkin, Summary of Cal.”
Lueter v. State of California (2002)
“Civil Code section 3336 states that “[t]he detriment caused by the wrongful conversion of personal property is presumed to be: HQ First—The value *1302 of the property at the time of the conversion, with the interest from that time, or, an amount sufficient to indemnify the…”
Robert A. Maheu, and v. Hughes Tool Company, a Corporation, Now Known as Summa Corporation, Defendant-Counterclaimant-Ap (1978)
“62 of TAA rental monies that Maheu used for approximately nine months; (2) erroneously failed to instruct the jury that it must figure interest at the legal rate of 7% under Cal.Civ.Code § 3336; and (3) erroneously denied Summa’s motion for an order amending the judgment to…”
Virtanen v. O'CONNELL (2006)
“As a general rule, “the normal measure of damages for conversion is ‘[t]he value of the property at the time of the conversion’ and ‘[a] fair compensation for the time and money properly expended in pursuit of the property’ (Civ. Code, § 3336) . . . .” 8 (Spates v.”
Flores v. Cal. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation CA5 (2014)
“(Civ. Code, §§ 3336, 3379; Allstate Leasing Corp.”
English & Sons, Inc. v. Straw Hat Restaurants, Inc. (2016)
“) Their legal analysis on damages consists of a single, unelabo-rated cite to California Civil Code § 3336. (See ECF No.”
City of Almaty v. Viktor Khrapunov (2020)
“…for the time and money properly expended in pursuit of the property.” Cal. Civ. Code § 3336 . Therefore, the district court properly determined that Plaintiff’s alleged injury was a mere downstream effect of the Khrapunovs’ initial theft and not an independent harm…”
Irving Nelkin & Co. v. South Beverly Hills Wilshire Jewelry & Loan (2005)
“First, while the successful plaintiff in an action for conversion is entitled to recover prejudgment interest from the time of the conversion (Civ. Code, § 3336), at what point does the plaintiff’s right to *695 recover such interest end? Second, on the basis of what valuation…”
Spates v. Dameron Hospital Ass'n (2003)
“Although the normal measure of damages for conversion is “[t]he value of the property at the time of the conversion” and “[a] fair compensation for the time and money properly expended in pursuit of the property” (Civ. Code, § 3336), emotional distress damages have also been…”
Otay Land Co. v. U.E. Ltd., L.P. (2017)
“98 [addressing whether employee had "statutory right to indemnity" for tool loss]; Civ. Code, § 3336 [damages for conversion are either value of property, with interest, or "amount sufficient to indemnify the party injured for the loss"]; Civ.”
Gherman v. Colburn (1977)
“…property at the time of the conversion or the amount necessary to indemnify for the loss including costs of pursuit. (Civ. Code, § 3336.) In Boyd v. Bevilacqua, supra, the action was”
Scherf v. Myers (1977)
“The California courts have so interpreted California Civil Code § 3336, which contains provisions identical in language to SDCL 21-3-3(3).”
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