Responsibility of finder of goods: finder owes the same duties of safekeeping and return as a bailee. A person who finds goods belonging to another and takes them into custody incurs the responsibilities of a bailee, meaning the finder is subject to the same duties of safekeeping, reasonable care, and preservation for the true owner and must hold the goods in trust pending return or lawful disposition.
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Responsibility of finder of goods: finder owes the same duties of safekeeping and return as a bailee.
A person who finds goods belonging to another and takes them into custody incurs the responsibilities of a bailee, meaning the finder is subject to the same duties of safekeeping, reasonable care, and preservation for the true owner and must hold the goods in trust pending return or lawful disposition.
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