Focal Point, Inc. v. U-Haul Co. of Arizona, Inc.

OPINION

JACOBSON, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether the obtaining of possession of a chattel through mistake and the exercise of control over that chattel to ascertain its true owner is sufficient to subject the possessor to liability for conversion of the chattel.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of appellee, U-Haul Company of Arizona (U-Haul), and against appellant, Focal Point, Inc. (Focal Point). The issue on appeal is whether U-Haul converted a truck containing stored artwork which it had rented to Focal Point.

The facts are basically undisputed. On July 8,…