21Successive wrongs to goods

#### 21 Successive wrongs to goods 21 Successive wrongs to goods > Where— > > > (a) a cause of action for the conversion or detention of goods accrues to a person, and > > > (b) afterwards, possession of the goods not having been recovered by the person or by a person claiming through the person, a further cause of action for the conversion or detention of the goods or a cause of action to recover the proceeds of sale of the goods accrues to the person or to a person claiming through the person, > > an action on the further cause of action for conversion or detention or on the cause of action to recover the proceeds of sale is not maintainable if brought after the expiration of a limitation period of six years running from the date when the first cause of action first accrues to the plaintiff or to a person through whom the plaintiff claims.