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Olive and Mateo owned neighboring lots. Without checking a survey, Mateo believed a strip behind Olive's garage belonged to him. He walked onto the strip, stacked bricks there, and installed a small camera on Olive's fence post to watch the area. When Olive objected, Mateo removed the camera but kept Olive's battery-powered lawn mower, saying, "I need this until you move your bricks." He used the mower for two weekends, damaged its blade on gravel, and then sold it online for $200.
Olive sues Mateo for intentional torts involving land and personal property. Mateo argues that he honestly believed the strip was his and that he planned to return the mower before selling it.
Analyze Olive's claims for trespass to land, trespass to chattels, and conversion.