Fetha Negest — Judgment of the Kings — CHAPTER 40 — LOST, FOUND, AND OWNERLESS THINGS

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One who finds property should preserve it and make reasonable effort to identify the owner.

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Finding does not immediately create ownership.

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Distinctive marks, witnesses, location, and description may establish the true claimant.

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Reasonable expenses of preservation may be recoverable where law allows.

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Property truly abandoned or ownerless may pass according to the rule governing such things, but abandonment must not be presumed merely because the owner is absent.

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Lost animals require care proportionate to their condition and value until return or lawful disposition.

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