Tierney & Black, Inc. v. Siemens Power Corp.

NELSON, Circuit Judge.

The central issue in this appeal is whether the district court erred in granting summary judgment for the defense on a claim of conversion asserted under Tennessee law. Unlike the district court, we are not persuaded that the conversion claim is barred by a release that the plaintiff executed before the claim had accrued. We are persuaded, however, that the plaintiff has failed to demonstrate the existence of a triable issue as to whether the alleged conversion in fact occurred. The challenged judgment will be affirmed on that basis.

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In 1995, Tierney & Black, Inc.1…