General Leasing Co. v. Manivest Corp.

OAKS, Justice:

This is an action by the lessor of equipment against the owner of premises where it was installed, for conversion damages for failure to return the equipment on demand. The issues on this appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff concern fixtures and unjust enrichment.

Manivest, the property owner, leased its premises to a car dealer for fifteen years. About six years later, in order to upgrade the building’s temperature control, the dealer leased air-conditioning and heating equipment from General Leasing Company, which purchased the equipment and installed it on the premises at…