Acquisition of personal property- the Rule of Capture Self-Quiz
Jill is walking in the street
when she happens upon Jack’s broken crown that has a label inside
of it with the name “Jack” clearly written on it. Nevertheless,
Jill keeps the crown. Later, Jack finds out about this and sues Jill to
recover his crown. Will he prevail?
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Timmy has a dog named Lassie
whom he has owned for 5 years, and who sleeps on the floor of Timmy’s
room every night. One day, Lassie walks out of Timmy’s house and
gets lost. Wally finds Lassie. Must Wally return Lassie to Timmy?
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Angelo captures a Siberian
tiger and sells it to the Bronx Zoo. The Zoo puts the tiger into a cage.
The tiger tries repeatedly to escape, but to no avail. Finally, one day,
the tiger escapes when John, a Zoo employee comes to feed it and forgets
to close the door to the cage. The tiger escapes to the countryside, where
it roams until it is captured by Shiela. Under the common law, who has
the right of ownership over the Tiger?
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