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Bridges v Hawkesworth (1851)
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8/05 Bridges v Hawkesworth (1851)
Wednesday, 8 May 2019 12:23 PM
Bridges v Hawkesworth
- (1851) - round bracket look up as volume not year
- LJQB - law journal reports queens bench 75
- Appeal case heard in the county court
Arguments
- Owner (defendant)
○ The lost item was in possession of him at the time it was found because it was fo
○ Better to have him in possession so that if the true owner came back for the mo
- ***
What did the judge decide
- Cur adv vult
○ The court wishes to take time to consider their judgment - shows a more consid
- Patterson J
- The general right of a finder to any article which has **
Compared to Amory v Delamirie
Amory
- Item was not found in Delamiries' shop
Bridges
- Item found inside the defendants shop
Decision
- Had the finder found the notes outside the defendants shop rights would clearly accru
- Does the fact of finding the money inside the shop give D the right to claim it as again
- If the shopkeeper had nay right to the money, it must have arisen prior to finding the
- It was found in a public area of the shop it was never in his custody or protection of th
was found.
- Steps were taken by Hawkesworth to find the truw owner were taken as a agent of fin
- The place where the money was found made no legal difference to the general rule in
Downloaded by Emma Grant ()
Bridges v Hawkesworth (1851)
Legal System: Legal Method and Institutions (University of Canterbury)
Studocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university
Downloaded by Emma Grant ()
, lOMoARcPSD|13097948
8/05 Bridges v Hawkesworth (1851)
Wednesday, 8 May 2019 12:23 PM
Bridges v Hawkesworth
- (1851) - round bracket look up as volume not year
- LJQB - law journal reports queens bench 75
- Appeal case heard in the county court
Arguments
- Owner (defendant)
○ The lost item was in possession of him at the time it was found because it was fo
○ Better to have him in possession so that if the true owner came back for the mo
- ***
What did the judge decide
- Cur adv vult
○ The court wishes to take time to consider their judgment - shows a more consid
- Patterson J
- The general right of a finder to any article which has **
Compared to Amory v Delamirie
Amory
- Item was not found in Delamiries' shop
Bridges
- Item found inside the defendants shop
Decision
- Had the finder found the notes outside the defendants shop rights would clearly accru
- Does the fact of finding the money inside the shop give D the right to claim it as again
- If the shopkeeper had nay right to the money, it must have arisen prior to finding the
- It was found in a public area of the shop it was never in his custody or protection of th
was found.
- Steps were taken by Hawkesworth to find the truw owner were taken as a agent of fin
- The place where the money was found made no legal difference to the general rule in
Downloaded by Emma Grant ()
