Question

Theona Thief stole an expensive watch from Valerie Victim. Theona then sold it through the classifed ads to Andy. Andy had no reason to know it had been stolen. Andy took it to a watch dealer to be cleaned and appraised. He left it at the dealer on May 2, and he was told it would be ready on May 6. On May 8, an employee at the watch store sold the watch to Billy. On May 10, Valerie Victim notices the watch on Billy’s wrist and demands its return. Who gets the watch?A) Theona
B) Andy
C) Billy
D) the watch dealer
E) Valerie

Answer 1

Answer:

E) Valerie

Explanation:

Going by the information in the above question, Valerie gets the watch

According to the law, the Watch will belong to Valerie and not Billy, and for the reason that one cannot buy something from anyone which doesn't belong to them.

So, the initial transaction that took place with Theona and Andy was null and void as well as any subsequent transaction were also nullified.

Answer 2

There are laws that are set apart for stolen property. Valerie gets the watch because it was originally hers.

• The Doctrine of Recent Possession is known to be a common law that states that any man who is in possession of stolen goods soon after it was stole can be regarded as thief or is a receiver of stolen goods only if they gives a good account on how they came into possession of the goods.

When a stolen property is found, it is often kept in the police property room until it is known until or if it is serves as evidence at trial.

For the case of Valarie, it is better for Billy to return it to her as she was the original owner of the property.

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