https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192253 A bailor may elect to sue for wrongful detention even where the bailee had earlier wrongfully converted the goods, because detention is a distinct continuing wrong and the bailee cannot rely on his own prior conversion to limit the remedy to trover. In an action for wrongful detention, the alternative value of the goods is assessed at the date of judgment, not the date of the tort, and damages for the period of detention are separately recoverable on a reasonable basis. The claim may also include interest and costs. en-us Tue, 29 Oct 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 May 2017 17:50:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192253 A bailor may elect to sue for wrongful detention even where the bailee had earlier wrongfully converted the goods, because detention is a distinct continuing wrong and the bailee cannot rely on his own prior conversion to limit the remedy to trover. In an action for wrongful detention, the alternative value of the goods is assessed at the date of judgment, not the date of the tort, and damages for the period of detention are separately recoverable on a reasonable basis. The claim may also include interest and costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Oct 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192253