Barry and Larry Are Neighbours Who Often Borrow Tools and Equipment

Multiple Choice

Barry and Larry are neighbours who often borrow tools and equipment from each other. On one occasion Barry borrowed Larry's lawnmower and forgot to return it. Two months later, Larry asked Barry to return the lawnmower and Barry told him that he was keeping in as payment for a lawnmower which he had lent Larry the previous year and which Larry's children had destroyed. Which of the following statements best describes the legal position?

A) Barry has committed the tort of negligence.
B) Barry has not committed any torts as he has a legal right to keep the property to make up for his loss.
C) Barry has committed the tort of conversion.
D) Barry has committed the tort of trespass
E) The law will not help Larry to recover the lawnmower as he is responsible for making equivalent payment to Barry for the lawnmower which his children destroyed.