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Finders, treasure trove and title to a chattel found in land
A gold brooch half-buried in a tunnel running under a boundary, an inscription to “my dearest S”, and the man who sold the land ten years ago claiming it. Most scripts never mention the claimant who actually wins.
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- Reading the question
- Issue 1 — Is the brooch the property of the State?
- Issue 2 — If it is not State property: finder against landowner
- Issue 3 — The effect of the trespass
- Issue 4 — The vendor’s claim
- Overall advice
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