Legal Opinion
Thyroff v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 22, 2007PublishedCited by 98 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has certified a question to us that asks whether the common-law cause of action of conversion applies to certain electronic computer records and data. Based on the facts of this case, we hold that plaintiff may maintain a conversion claim.
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Plaintiff Louis Thyroff was an insurance agent for defendant Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. In 1988, the parties had entered into an Agent’s Agreement that specified the terms of their business relationship. As part of the arrangement, Nationwide agreed to lease…
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