You lend your friend your grandmother's favorite vase so he can impress his new girlfriend.After two weeks,you ask for him to return the vase.After another week,you find out he has sold the vase to his new girlfriend.You decide to sue him for

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The tort of conversion is applicable because the friend sold the vase without permission, which is a clear interference with the owner's right to possess the property. The tort of detinue is also applicable because the friend failed to return the vase despite the owner's request. Therefore, the best choice is E, which includes both conversion and detinue. The other options are not suitable because passing off does not apply in this case, theft requires an intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property, and trespass to chattels may not apply since the friend had permission to take the vase initially.

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