Lyle v. Durham

Plaintiff-appellee, Reginald 0. Lyle, sued defendant-appellant, Donna Durham, for conversion of an engagement ring and a wedding band. The trial court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment for liability only. The parties stipulated that $2,000 was the value of the rings, and the trial court awarded plaintiff judgment in that amount plus interest from the date of the filing of the complaint. Defendant appeals.

Although we find that the trial court applied the proper law with respect to engagement rings, 1 we reverse, because we hold that there remains a genuine issue of material fact.…