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The exact measure of compensation due to a plaintiff whose goods have been wrongfully converted may be merely nominal if the wrong is technical and the defendant can return the goods; it may be limited to the actual damage where the goods can be returned, but the wrong is substantial; but in ordinary cases it is the ...
A plaintiff is entitled to damages equal to the full value of the chattel at the time and place of conversion. The measure of damages in conversion is the fair market value of the property at the time and place of the conversion.
Punitive damages are intended to punish the person who committed the conversion and to deter others from committing similar acts. Generally, punitive damages may be awarded in cases where the conversion was committed with malice, fraud, or gross negligence.
For example, a person who picks up a necklace off the ground with the intent to resell it because they erroneously believed it was abandoned still converted that necklace. The standard remedy for conversion is return of the property in question or damages for the fair market value of the property.
Damages for conversion are the awards someone seeks in a conversion case. They are compensation for actual losses of personal property. Conversion is depriving an individual's rights to use or possess his or her personal property.