Basil, a clerk at Cycle World, takes a bicycle from the store without the owner's permission. Basil is liable for conversion

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Basil, a clerk at Cycle World, takes a bicycle from the store without the owner's permission. Basil is liable for conversion​

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Conversion is the wrongful taking or exercising control over someone else's personal property. Basil, as a clerk, did not have the owner's permission to take the bicycle and therefore, is liable for conversion under any circumstances. The other options do not affect the liability for conversion.

Basil, a Clerk at Cycle World, Takes a Bicycle from the Store