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Webster 1913 Edition
Trover
Tro′ver
(trō′vẽr)
, Noun.
[OF.
trover
, truver
, to find, F. trouver
; probably originally, to invent or compose (melodies), fr. (assumed) LL. tropare
. See Troubadour
, Trope
, and cf. Contrive
, Reirieve
, Trouveur
.] (Law)
(a)
The gaining possession of any goods, whether by finding or by other means.
(b)
An action to recover damages against one who found goods, and would not deliver them to the owner on demand; an action which lies in any case to recover the value of goods wrongfully converted by another to his own use. In this case the finding, though alleged, is an immaterial fact; the injury lies in the conversion.
Webster 1828 Edition
Trover
TRO'VER
,Noun.
1.
In law, the gaining possession of any goods, whether by finding or by other means.2.
An action which a man has against another who has found or obtained possession of any of his goods, and who refuses to deliver them on demand. This is called an action of trover and conversion. In this case, the trover or finding is an immaterial fact, but the plaintiff must prove his own property, and the possession and conversion of the goods by the defendant.