...the measure of damages is the value of the property at the time of the conversion, with interest ... or where the action has been prosecuted with reasonable...between the conversion and the verdict, without interest . . . and a fair compensation for the time and money properly expended in the pursuit of the property....

...delivering up goods in transit to a party other than the consignee, the measure of damages shall be the highest market value of the property at any time...the conversion and the verdict, without interest, and a fair compensation for the time and money properly expended in pursuit of the property, it is...

...Measure of, in action for conversion, is the value of the property at time of conversion, with interest; or, where the action has been prosecuted with reasonable diligence, the highest market value between the conversion and the verdict, p. 115. Harmonized in Kelly v. McKibben, 54 Cal. 194, 195,...