WHO DO YOU THINK IS RITE

[BRASSF]

Okay,
Just a thought here, but does anyone else find it ironic, that if the money had been placed in anything else besides a fire extinguisher, that he could have used that extinguisher for what it was made, to put out the fire

 

[Relic_hunter1557]

The fact that the couple even offered her the money was really nice of them because as i understand you buy the house and property and anything pertaining to the old owner goes to the new owners. The couple should have kept their mouths shut, but even so they did offer her some of the money when it should have rightfully been theirs.

 

[deepseeker41]

Have all of you taken notice that this case is in Canada? British and commonwealth treasure trove laws are not the same as here in the US.
My understanding is they presume all treasure troves to belong to the crown.You have to prove that it does not.
Socialism at work.

 

[sniffer]

some of you I agree with, others I don't. Country girl, this was not a inheritance otherwise she would have known about the asset or it would have been listed in his will, it is pretty obvious that he did not wish her to know about. Could have been for retirement, Or maybe a repeat of crash of the 1930's, who knows but the fact is when you sell a piece of property, you release all rights to said property, unless written authority to retain a portion of property ie. "mineral rights" is included with the sale.
In this case, the money should have gone to the new owners. and yes, there is greed involved
here, but when it comes to any kind of asset, nobody is willing to give up what they have, or what they believe belongs to them.

 

[ivan salis]

daddy's back up in case of divorce money --I ain't broke while the assets frozen

alot of married folks hide out "just in case things go sour money" women do this alot ---in case "joe" trades them in on a new model---men do it to so they will have something if she trys to take you to the cleaners---its a slush fund of sorts ---of course they don't tell the wife / husband about them ---duh ---but as the wife / husband they have a claim (as well as other family members who could say he didn't "want" her / him to have it because if they had they would have told them about it ---so maybe it was not meant for them but for others in the family.---the
"new owners" goofed --a couple times ---once the money was found being that it was seen by the contractor you can't keep it quiet it will get out---so you go to the widow and offer a fair split say 50/50 this "freezes out" the blabber mouth contractor because was he working as your "employee" at the time and as such gets zippo--- the other mistakes were later sueing the contractor--(guess who told the old lady it was NOT 12,000 bucks that was found---P.S. he was there at the time ---DUH) and then trying to screw the old lady by fraud with the phoney $4,000 --3 way split deal--makes you look very dishonest and cheap, and evil spirited as it should--- split 50/50 and screw the contractor --sue him if he didn't do the job right. Ivan

 

[goldenrulefarm]

We all read stories about construction work being done and a worker find cash and coins.
Who own it. Remember have sign contracts and honor them. If you don't want law suits, keep your mouth shut. How many stories do you read about professional treasure hunters find treasure? I am sure none.

Golden Rule Farm

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

A judge has ruled in favour of an 89-year-old widow who fought to claim $130,000 her husband had buried in the backyard.

Jean Weitzner's husband died in a fire and never had a chance to tell her about the money. Weitzner eventually sold the Stratford, Ont., house.

The couple who bought the house found the money when they were tearing it down. A backhoe turned up silver coins and a fire extinguisher packed with big bills.

The judge ruled this was not a case of finders-keepers.

Judge J. McDermid quoted a legal case dating back to 1722, which said the money should go to the true owner.

He also criticized the couple who found it. At one point the widow heard they'd found $12,000 They offered the widow $4,000.

McDermid says these actions highlight the couple's greed and mendacity and ordered them to give Weitzner the full $130,000.

The old guy had his whole life to tell her where it was.......being in flames at the moment of death does constitute the inability to tell someone where you have hidden large sums of money. It does not, however, apply to the leading up to haveing been BBQ'd. Finders keepers. If I file my taxes wrong, then, my wife suffers right along with me. Personally identifiable property is a whole new game. Money has no owner.....

Ignorance is no excuse. Finder's keeper's.