Thompson v. UBS Financial Services, Inc.

A defendant converts a plaintiffs personal property where the defendant intentionally exerts “ownership or dominion over [the plaintiff]’s personal property in denial of or inconsistent with the [plaintiffj’s right to [the plaintiffs personal] property.” Nickens v. Mount Vernon Realty Grp., LLC, 429 Md. 53, 77, 54 A.3d 742, 756 (2012) (citations omitted). In Allied Inv. Corp. v. Jasen, 354 Md. 547, 562, 731 A.2d 957, 965 (1999), this Court unanimously held that a defendant does not convert a plaintiffs intangible property where the defendant does not convert a document that embodies the…