Winkworth v Christie, Manson and Woods Ltd: ChD 1980

The right to sue in conversion at common law is available to a person who is entitled at the time of the conversion to the immediate possession of the goods.
Slade J discussed the applicability of the law of renvoi in an international dispute about the ownership of goods.

Judges:

Slade J

Citations:

[1980] Ch 496

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedIran v Berend QBD 1-Feb-2007
The Republic of Iran sought the return of a fragment of ancient Achaemenid relief in the possession of the defendant, saying that it was part of an ancient monument. The defendant said that she had bought it properly at an auction in Paris. The . .
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International, Torts – Other

Updated: 25 July 2022; Ref: scu.442756