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Cash in the walls
Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: shmokes on December 14, 2007, 08:33:26 pm ---Whether he was a business invitee or a social licensee, he can't walk away with stuff he finds on her property.
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Sure he can. I bet she didn't want anything to do with the dead mice, old insulation, and rotted boards he pulled out of the walls. In fact, I'm sure his contract read "Contractor is responsible for disposition of all debris." In that case, he had a leg to stand on, legally. Morally? Nah. It was hers.
SithMaster:
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on November 10, 2008, 05:00:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: shmokes on December 14, 2007, 08:33:26 pm ---Whether he was a business invitee or a social licensee, he can't walk away with stuff he finds on her property.
--- End quote ---
Sure he can. I bet she didn't want anything to do with the dead mice, old insulation, and rotted boards he pulled out of the walls. In fact, I'm sure his contract read "Contractor is responsible for disposition of all debris." In that case, he had a leg to stand on, legally. Morally? Nah. It was hers.
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So money counts as debris?
shardian:
--- Quote from: SithMaster on November 11, 2008, 10:44:40 am ---
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on November 10, 2008, 05:00:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: shmokes on December 14, 2007, 08:33:26 pm ---Whether he was a business invitee or a social licensee, he can't walk away with stuff he finds on her property.
--- End quote ---
Sure he can. I bet she didn't want anything to do with the dead mice, old insulation, and rotted boards he pulled out of the walls. In fact, I'm sure his contract read "Contractor is responsible for disposition of all debris." In that case, he had a leg to stand on, legally. Morally? Nah. It was hers.
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So money counts as debris?
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Green tin cans in the walls count. That is a good point you raised. However, he is only agreeing in contract to dispose of HER trash. The trash still belongs to the homeowner.
I don't see how the 22 descendants have a legal claim though. The house was sold, the money was sealed in the wall - thus becoming part of the house when the title changed hands.
That is like me finding out my grandpa sold a car without my knowledge, then I go to the person he sold it to and demand it back after he died!
BobbyG66:
So if I am working on someone's house and I find a boat in the driveway, can I keep it? ;D
ChadTower:
No, but if you find it embedded in the foundation, you can have the stern.
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