Chapter 11. Civil Practice Act · Article 10. Forms · Last amended 1984 · Last verified July 17, 2026
In one sentenceO.C.G.A. § 9-11-111 provides a sample complaint for conversion, alleging that the defendant took specific personal property belonging to the plaintiff and converted it to his own use, and seeking judgment for the property’s value, interest, and costs.
Full Text of § 9-11-111
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IN THE ______________________ COURT OF ______________________ COUNTY
A.B., STATE OF GEORGIA Plaintiff ) ) v. ) ) Civil action C.D., ) File no. ______________________ Defendant ) (Clerk will insert ) number.)
COMPLAINT The defendant C.D., herein named, is a resident of ______________________ (street), ______________________ (city), ______________________ County, Georgia, and is subject to the jurisdiction of this court.
On or about December 1, 1966, defendant converted to his own use ten bonds of the ______________________ Company (here insert brief identification as by number and issue) of the value of $10,000.00, the property of plaintiff.
Wherefore, plaintiff demands judgment against defendant in the sum of $10,000.00, interest, and costs. ______________________ Attorney for plaintiff ______________________ Address
Plain-English Summary
Conversion covers a defendant who treats someone else’s property as his own — here, ten bonds the plaintiff owned. The form shows how a claim over specific, identifiable personal property gets pleaded once the property is gone or withheld rather than damaged.
After the residency and jurisdiction paragraph, one sentence carries the claim: on a stated date, the defendant converted described property of a stated value — bonds identified by number and issue in the model — to his own use. The bracketed instruction to “insert brief identification as by number and issue” shows how easily the same template adapts to other converted property, from equipment to securities to any other identifiable item.
The closing demand asks for the property’s value, interest, and costs. Attorney fees are notably absent here, setting this tort claim apart from the article’s contract-debt forms, which routinely add that request.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must the complaint identify about the converted property?
A description of the specific property — in the model, bonds identified by number and issue — and its value.
What does “converted to his own use” mean in this context?
That the defendant treated the plaintiff’s property as his own, exercising ownership over it inconsistent with the plaintiff’s rights.
What relief does the sample complaint request?
Judgment for the value of the converted property, interest, and costs.
Does this form request attorney fees?
No. Unlike the article’s debt-collection forms, this template does not include an attorney-fees request.
Could this form be adapted for property other than bonds?
Yes. The bracketed instruction to describe the property invites the plaintiff to substitute whatever item was converted.
Amendment History
Ga. L. 1966, p. 609, § 111; Ga. L. 1980, p. 649, § 9; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 9.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, published by the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Georgia Code Revision Commission / LexisNexis. Last verified July 17, 2026.
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