If, for example, a person breaks an earring usurped by him,...

If, for example, a person breaks an earring usurped by him, he should return it to its owner along with the wages for its repairs. And if with the object of not giving the wages he says that he is ready to make it like the original one, the owner is not obliged to accept the offer. Furthermore, the owner, too, cannot compel him to make it like the original one. 2563.

If a person changes a usurped thing in such a way that it becomes better than before (for example, if he makes an earring of the gold usurped by him) and the owner of the thing asks him to give it to him in the same (i.e. changed) shape he should give it to him in that shape. He cannot claim wages from him for the trouble taken by him.

Similarly he is not entitled to give him the thing in its original shape without his permission and if he gives the thing in its original shape without his permission, he should also give the owner the wages for making the earring etc out of it. 2564. If a person changes the thing usurped by him in such way that it becomes better than before but its owner asks him to change it into its original condition, it is obligatory for him to change it into its original condition.

And if on account of the change its value decreases, he should give the difference in the value to the owner. Hence, if he makes an earring of the gold usurped by him and its owner asks him to change it into its original shape, and if after melting it, its value becomes less than what it originally was before making the earring, he should pay the difference. 2565.

If a person usurps a piece of land and cultivates or plants trees in it, the produce of farming and the trees and their fruits are his own property, and if the owner of the land is not agreeable to the crops and the trees remaining on his land, the person who has usurped the land, should pull them out immediately though he may suffer loss for that and should also pay rent to the owner of the land for the period they remained on his land and should also make up for the damage done to the land e.g.

he should fill the places from which the trees are pulled out and if the value of land decreases on account of that he should compensate. Moreover, he cannot compel the owner of the land to sell it or lease it out to him, and the owner of the land too cannot compel him to sell the trees or crops to him. 2566.