Dargis v. Paradise Park, Inc.

After two separate small claims bench trials, defendant Paradise Park, Inc. (PPI), was found liable for conversion, illegal eviction, and negligent failure to protect property. PPI seeks to reverse the trial court’s rulings. Because both cases arise from a common set of events, the cases have been consolidated on appeal. We affirm the trial court’s decisions.

I. BACKGROUND FACTS

Plaintiff Romas Dargis filed a small claims complaint on October 21, 2003, to recover the value of a deck that PPI and its vice-president, Anthony J. Dini in his individual capacity, allegedly converted for their own…