ok, so on freecycle, i give away stuff i dont need. so my mother in law gave me 75 brand new purses from her collection she acquired over many years. i picked out what i liked and the rest i gave away.
2 months later, she realizes she hid $4000 in cash and a diamond necklace in one of the purses i gave away.
do we have any legal right now? to get it back? it was a complete accident and i know the person has it, and now is avoiding me because they dont wanna give it back.
the necklace was of much sentimental value and my mother in law is distraught out of her mind now,as am i.
i know the person has it, and since ive called her and emailed her about it, she is suddenly MIA and avoiding me. heck i even went to her job and she wasnt there, when she owns the place!!!
what can i do?? anything?? (i hope)
2007-12-31 00:54:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
this is for real! she sticks stuff in the darnest places to hide them! im buying her a safe now. if your gonna not believe me and say nasty things then dont respond, your no better ethically than the person who has her money and necklace
2007-12-31 01:09:38 · update #1
i know its hard to believe i can barely believe it myself. but she put the cash and the necklace in the purse from her closet when she moved in august.
and with everything going on she just "forgot" like she forgets with alot of things. and she only remembered when someone was asking to borrow some money.
2007-12-31 01:21:15 · update #2
Do you have proof that the jewelry and the cash was in the purse? I doubt you do, so there is nothing you can do. Consider this a very expensive lesson.
2007-12-31 00:59:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 23:06:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I must disagree with the other posters. There are 3 classes of property that has been lost...
Lost - the true owner has no idea where the property was lost, like a watch dropped on a street. The true owner still has the best title, and the right to claim it. The finder has best title over all BUT the true owner.
Abandoned - the true owner has NO INTENTION of ever returning for the property to exert his property rights. This item belongs to the first person to claim it.
Mislaid - the true owner put something somewhere meaning to return for the item. The owner of the locus (the place where it was put), has the best title over anyone EXCEPT the true owner. The cash and the necklace were MISLAID. Your MIL's act of giving you the purse didn't mean that she meant to give you the cash & jewelry. Likewise, you gave away a purse, and not the cash & jewelry. You can sue this woman in civil court for return or for the true value of the contents of the purse.
2007-12-31 02:27:55 · answer #3 · answered by browneyedgirl623 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If she is so forgetful, how can she now remember the precise purse she put it in?
I think you are SOL
2007-12-31 01:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by roadrunner426440 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Your mother owned it when she gave it to you. However, she did not mean to give the valuables away, and if she had requested them back from you, then you should have returned them since she didn't mean to give them away, and still owned them.
However, your conduct broke the ownership chain. You gave away the purses (and their contents since you didn't check). The new owner is the owner of the purse and any contents.
You can sue, but doubt that you would win.
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2007-12-31 01:29:22 · answer #5 · answered by scottclear 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
My answer is this:
1) do you have evidence of the items being placed there by your grandmother, as in witnesses?
2) if the situation was reversed, what proof would you demand to verify that they were being honest?
3) there are finders keepers laws in the country, I am not sure but they may apply here.
4) Be careful, the person you are contacting may press harassment charges against you, if you feel you have a case you will need to work through an attorney. You are bordering on harassment or may have crossed that boundary. Going to her work place and causing any turmoil will result only in legal problems for you.
2007-12-31 01:21:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, when you gave away the purses you gave away the contents within them as well.
2007-12-31 01:15:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah right, good one!!!lmao, even bill gates looks in the pocket of his pants for change before giving it away!!!! no-one i mean no-one doesn't also if it had any meaning to the lady she wouldn't have forgot where she put it and happen to remember once someone else has it.i'v heard this so many times like cash in fishing boxes antiques in dressers etc. if this was for real you have no right so swallow the loss like i said it could'nt have meant much if she forgot abt it and seeing the purse when she gave it to you didn't trigger her mind. anyone that can afford to have $4000 in cash just lieng around can afford a new one anyway.
2007-12-31 01:05:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
oopsie. you don't have a leg to stand on, legally. what proof do you have?
2007-12-31 01:05:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The legal hurdle that you will find yourself having to get over will be 'Finder Keepers'...Good Luck !
2007-12-31 00:59:40 · answer #10 · answered by Sailon 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋