D K Rentals v TL [2022] NZDT 161 (30 September 2022) [pdf, 181 KB]
...property has a duty to take reasonable care of it. 12. Also, a person who uses or possesses a chattel of another in a manner inconsistent with the owner’s right, and with an intention to deny the owner’s right, commits the tort of conversion (a civil wrong). 13. The hearing was conducted by telephone conference. DE attended the hearing for D&K Rentals. TL did not attend. 14. DE says that, despite his many enquiries of neighbours, of TL’s family, and of the Police,...