Coleman v Harvey - [1989] 1 NZLR 723

Tort — Conversion — Mixture of goods — Goods of one person inextricably mixed by consent with those of another — Silver coins were refined at the same time as silver products belonging to another and ingots of silver were produced from the mixture — Ingots were disposed of by one of the parties without consent or knowledge of the other — Whether the non-consenting party had a proprietary interest in the ingots capable of being converted by the other — Whether the sale of the ingots amounted to a conversion.