Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the appellant's contentions, the verdict of the Supreme Court finding liability premised on a theory of conversion was not against the weight of the evidence. A cause of action for conversion requires a showing that the defendant exercised unauthorized dominion over the plaintiffs' property to the exclusion of the plaintiffs' rights (see, Della Pietra v State of New York,
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