“Chattel” refers to items of personal property. A person commits trespass to chattel if he or she intentionally possesses someone else’s property without their consent, even if only for a brief period of time. Courts require that some sort of actual harm results from the trespass to chattel in order for it to be actionable. Joyriding with someone else’s car may sound like fun and games but it can cost you money and its also a criminal act.
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