Gadson v. Toney

HEDRICK, Judge.

“In this state, conversion is defined as ‘an unauthorized assumption and exercise of the right of ownership over goods or personal chattels belonging to another, to the alteration of their condition or the exclusion of an owner’s rights.’ ” Spinks v. Taylor, 303 N.C. 256, 264, 278 S.E. 2d 501, 506 (1981) (quoting Peed v. Burleson's, Inc., 244 N.C. 437, 439, 94 S.E. 2d 351, 353 (1956)). To recover on a claim for conversion, plaintiff must prove both ownership in himself and the wrongful possession or conversion of the property by the defendant. Coulbourn v. Armstrong, 243 N.C.…