Regent Alliance v. Rabizadeh
Annotate this CaseRegent filed suit against buyer defendants, alleging that they purchased and resold converted property - children's clothing - from other defendants, against which the complaint also alleged conversion. The trial court granted buyer defendants' motions for summary judgment. Buyer defendants concede that they purchased converted goods, of which Regent was the true owner. Buyer defendants argue that the general rule of strict liability does not exist and that, to the contrary, innocent purchasers of converted goods cannot be held liable for conversion. The court held that bona fide purchasers of converted goods are ordinarily liable for conversion; the cases cited by buyer defendants and the Superior Court do not support buyer defendants' contention that innocent purchasers of converted goods cannot be liable for conversion; and, therefore, the court reversed and remanded.
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