Principle

TORT LAW – Trespass to Goods – Trespass Is Actionable Per Se and Depends on Possession

Area of law
TORT LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Trespass to goods protects possessory rights. The plaintiff need not prove damage; the act itself is actionable. The plaintiff must have possession or immediate right to possession. The court examines whether there was direct interference. The principle distinguishes trespass from conversion and detinue. The defendant's…

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