Legal Principles:
I. The tort of conversion is an act, of willful interference, without lawful justification, with any chattel (goods) in a manner inconsistent with the right of another, whereby that other is deprived of the use and possession of it.
II. Whoever intending to take any moveable property out of the possession of any person without that person’s consent, moves that property out of his or her possession, is said to commit theft.
Factual Situation: A owns a Gran Torino 1972 model. It is stolen by the local neighborhood boys which include B, C and D. They further sell it to E, who lives in the neighboring town, who is unaware of the theft and is a bona fide purchaser. F, a friend of A, and E’s neighbor immediately recognizes the Gran Torino to be A’s and on finding an opportunity, he drives the Gran Torino off E's garage. However, he meets an accident on his way to A’s house in which the car is also severely damaged and rendered useless.
What remedies can E avail?
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