You go to a flea market and buy a LCD TV for $100. One day you receive a notice that the owner of the TV, which had been stolen from her house and sold by the thief at the flea market, wants the set back. She says if you do not return the TV she will sue you for:
A) conversion, and probably win even though you did not know the set was stolen
B) fraud, and probably win even though you did not know the set was stolen
C) conversion, and probably lose because you did not know the set was stolen
D) fraud, and probably lose because you did not know the set was stolen
E) theft, and probably lose because you did not know the set was stolen

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The correct answer is A) conversion, and probably win even though you did not know the set was stolen. Conversion is a tort that involves the wrongful possession or use of property without permission. The fact that the buyer did not know the TV was stolen does not negate the original owner's right to reclaim their property.

You Go to a Flea Market and Buy a LCD