BRIDGES V. HAWKESWORTH 21 L.J.,Q.B., 75 (1851) CASE BRIEF

BRIDGES V. HAWKESWORTH
21 L.J.,Q.B., 75 (1851)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an action to recover property. Appealed.
FACTS: Bridges (P) found an envelope containing bank notes on the floor of Hawkesworth's (D) business premises. P gave the notes to D, requesting that he try to find their true owner. After three years, nobody claimed the notes, and P asked for them back. D refused to deliver them. P filed an action to recover the notes, but the lower court found that D was entitled to them.

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