Trespass to chattels (also known as trespass to goods or trespass to personal property) is defined as "an intentional interference with the possession of personal property...proximately injury".Thrifty-Tel, Inc., v. Bezenek, 46 Cal. App. 4th 1559, 1566–7 While originally a remedy for the asportation of personal property, the tort grew to incorporate any interference with the personal property of another.Thrifty-Tel, Inc., at 1566 In some jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, trespass to chattels has been codified to clearly define the scope of the remedy;Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977Elliott, p. 314 in most jurisdictions, trespass to chattel remains a purely common law remedy, the scope of which varies by jurisdiction.
