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conversion claim in Tennessee

9 Tennessee opinions name it 1 courts 1983–2024 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
River Park Hospital, Inc. v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.green
tennctapp · 2002 · cited in 2 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2012–2019
2 sentences

2019CONVERSION, KIDNAPPING & CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FRAUD A. Conversion of a Child The Complaint alleges that Defendants “collectively engaged in a conspiracy to convert the person of the child to the adoptive parents, illegally and for profit.”5 Plaintiff argues that her child became “property” when Defendants made the child the subject of a 5 The elements of a conversion claim include: “(1) an appropriation of another’s tangible property to one’s use and benefit; (2) an intentional exercise of dominion over the chattel alleged to have been converted; and (3) defiance of the true owner’s rights to

2019A conversion claim focuses on “the interference with a property owner’s right.” Id. (quoting Gen.

22
Kayla Nicole Nunley v. Estate of Billy G. Nunley, and Earl Montgomerygreen
tennctapp · 1996 · cited in 2 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2000–2004
2 sentences

2004Nunley v. Nunley, 925 S.W.2d 538, 541 (Tenn.Ct.App. 1996).

2000Nunley v. Nunley, 925 S.W.2d 538, 541 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1996).

22
Plourde Sand & Gravel Co. v. JGI Eastern, Inc.green
nh · 2007 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024When it applies, the economic loss doctrine “‘operates generally to preclude contracting parties from pursuing tort recovery for purely economic or commercial losses associated with the contract relationship.’” Id. (quoting Plourde Sand & Gravel v. JGI E., Inc., 917 A.2d 1250, 1253 (N.H. 2007)).

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Joan Stephens v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.green
tennctapp · 2016 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019For example, “[c]ourts resolving a motion to dismiss may consider ‘items subject to judicial notice, matters of public record, orders, [and] items appearing in the record of the case . . . without converting the motion into one for summary judgment.’” Stephens v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 529 S.W.3d 63, 74 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016) (quoting Haynes v. Bass, No. W2015-01192-COA-R3- CV, 2016 WL 3351365 , at *4 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 9, 2016), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Oct. 21, 2016)) (some internal citations omitted); see also Cochran v. City of Memphis, No. W2012-01346-COA-R3- CV, 2013 WL 1122803 , at *

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David White v. Empire Express, Inc. and Empire Transportation, Inc.green
tennctapp · 2012 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019CONVERSION, KIDNAPPING & CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FRAUD A. Conversion of a Child The Complaint alleges that Defendants “collectively engaged in a conspiracy to convert the person of the child to the adoptive parents, illegally and for profit.”5 Plaintiff argues that her child became “property” when Defendants made the child the subject of a 5 The elements of a conversion claim include: “(1) an appropriation of another’s tangible property to one’s use and benefit; (2) an intentional exercise of dominion over the chattel alleged to have been converted; and (3) defiance of the true owner’s rights to

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cluster 518733green
ca8 · 1989 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 1995–1995
1 sentence

1995Id. at 1547, n. 12 .

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
C-Wood Lumber Co. v. Wayne County Bank green
tennctapp · 2007
2 sentences

2011In C-Wood Lumber Co., after finding that the bank was not a holder in due course of the checks at issue, the Court went on to examine the terms of the fiduciary’s authority in the corporate resolution to determine if they provided the defendant bank with “a defense against C-Wood’s conversion claim.” C-Wood Lumber Co., 233 S.W.3d at 288 .

2011It noted that a signature card and a corporate resolution “create[] a contractual relationship between a bank and its corporate customer.” Id. at 286 .

12011–2011
Unlimited Screw Products, Inc. v. Malm green
vaed · 1991
1 sentence

1995The court granted the competitor’s motion for summary judgment on the conversion claim, noting that “it would seem preferable to fashion other remedies, such as unfair competition, to protect people from having intangible values used and appropriated in unfair ways.” Id. (citing W.

11995–1995
Berry v. Travelers Insurance Co. green
gactapp · 1941
1 sentence

1983(Citations omitted). 14 S.E.2d at 201 .

11983–1983

Where else courts name it

TX 117 (1978–2026) NY 115 (1951–2026) CA 113 (1926–2026) OH 70 (1914–2026) NC 68 (1956–2026) AL 47 (1880–2026) GA 44 (1936–2026) IL 40 (1946–2026) MI 29 (1929–2026) PA 28 (1868–2026) MO 26 (1907–2025) AZ 24 (1986–2025) MD 23 (1969–2024) DE 23 (1992–2025) OR 20 (1960–2025) FL 19 (1990–2026) IN 19 (1976–2026) ME 14 (2000–2024) CT 14 (1935–2006) UT 13 (1985–2026) WA 13 (2001–2025) NJ 13 (1958–2026) MA 12 (1992–2025) MN 11 (1990–2025) WY 11 (1991–2024) ND 11 (1989–2024) IA 11 (1994–2023) ID 9 (1970–2024) TN 9 (1983–2024) LA 8 (2010–2022) DC 8 (1987–2017) VT 8 (1964–2026) WI 8 (1922–2023) CO 7 (1984–2025) KS 7 (1938–2020) MS 7 (1999–2023) OK 7 (1940–2012) VA 7 (1996–2025) SC 6 (1989–2025) HI 6 (2007–2021) AR 6 (2002–2016) WV 5 (1896–2024) NM 5 (1993–2016) NV 5 (1987–2021) AK 4 (2014–2024) RI 3 (1997–2023) MT 2 (2014–2024) SD 2 (2007–2022) KY 2 (2005–2020)

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