John rents a movie from a video store,but instead of returning it,he lends it to Sam who accidentally loses it.In this case,John commits the tort of ______.
A) conversion
B) theft
C) battery
D) trespass
E) invasion of privacy

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In this case, John commits the tort of conversion as he cannot return the movie to the video store. Failing to return something properly acquired at the designated time, delivering something to the wrong party, and destruction or alteration of what belongs to another are all conversions when a deprivation of ownership is serious or long-lived.

John Rents a Movie from a Video Store,but Instead of Returning