Hannah v Peel [1945] KB 509

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:area property law
gptkbp:citation [1945] KB 509
Parker v British Airways Board [1982]
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:defendant Mr. Peel
gptkbp:factsOfCase A brooch was found in a house requisitioned by the military.
gptkbp:heldBy Finder of lost item on property not occupied by owner has better title than property owner.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hannah v Peel [1945] KB 509
gptkbp:influenced subsequent English property law cases
gptkbp:judge gptkb:King's_Bench_Division
Lord Justice Birkett
gptkbp:numberOfIssues finders keepers principle
ownership of found objects
gptkbp:plaintiff Mr. Hannah
gptkbp:principle Finder of lost item acquires rights against all except the true owner.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hannah_v_Peel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7