trespass to chattels
English
Noun
trespass to chattels (uncountable)
- (law) The tort of intentionally interfering with another person's lawful possession of a chattel (movable personal property).
- 2023, Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters (U.S. Supreme Court No. 21–1449), Majority opinion:
- Relying on the allegations detailed above, Glacier claimed that the Union intentionally destroyed the company’s concrete and that this conduct amounted to common law conversion and trespass to chattels.
- 2023, Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters (U.S. Supreme Court No. 21–1449), Majority opinion:
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