Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

if sumone leaves an item that they own on the counter at walmart i come up an it gets mixed in with my items in my cart an they had left before i even got to the counter what is the law on having to give it back?


Asked on 2/23/11, 3:38 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

If this someone owned this particular item and inadvertently left it on the store counter, then s/he is entitled to have it returned (however it may have found its way into your shopping cart). And, no, finders = keepers is not applicable to this scenario .

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Answered on 2/23/11, 6:11 pm


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