Some would say it’s your lucky day if you find a penny on the sidewalk. But is that penny yours to take?
Everyone knows the saying, “finders keepers.” The tricky thing about this is that the law says finding something isn’t always yours to keep. Depending on the item, it can be considered theft.
The Star-Telegram spoke with Fort Worth lawyer Bryan Wilson, AKA The Texas Law Hawk. Wilson breaks down the common law and explains lost, mislaid, abandoned andtreasure trove personal property.
Types of found personal property
There are four types of found personal property. The law defines personal property as “chattel” while land property is defined as “real property.”…