Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
I left something in a shopping cart at Target Store and an employee found it, I called in and they said it was logged in and they would have to find the employee to see where she put it. I called back and they said they can't find it. I have emailed and sent a letter to corporate to complain as they took possession of my property and several employees confirmed it and now they are not taking responsibility for it. The public does not have access to their lost and found bin so either an employee stole it or they gave it to someone else. Corporate is side-stepping the matter and won't even check the security tapes and in their return emails they try to make it sound like I just left it in the cart and it was never found, they aren't even mentioning that they took possession of it and confirmed they had my item. Is there any legal recourse for something like this?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Since they admitted finding and taking possession of the item, you can sue them for losing your property. You need to write them a final demand letter pointing out that several employees admit a Target employee took possession of the item so the failure to return it means they are liable for its value. If they do not compensate you, you will file a Small Claims suit and they will have to pay costs also.
I agree with Mr. Shers if, and ONLY if, you have something more than your word against theirs that they admitted finding the item. If they admitted it in emails, you have a shot. If it was all verbal, forget it.
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