Question

Krystal goes shopping at the mall. In the last store she visits, Krystal sets her bags on the counter while getting out her money to pay for her last purchase. When she leaves, she takes all of her bags except one, which she accidentally leaves on the counter. The owner of the store:

Answer 1

If the property has been mislaid by Krystal, the owner of the store becomes the caretaker of the property (bag).

Step-by-step explanation:

Usually the possession of personal property (movable property) gives a person title to it, but there are a few exceptions to this rule.

• First of all, if you stole the property or obtained it through fraud or other illegal activity your title is void or can be voided.
• Mislaid property, which is basically property that you placed somewhere and you forgot about it, doesn't give title to the person that finds it. If the property was actually mislaid, there is a high chance that the owner returns to claim it, and the person that found it must return it since he/she was only a caretaker of it. This rule applies only to certain people, for example a store clerk or the owner of the store in this case.
• Lost property: if a person forgets something that he/she laid around and is found by someone else, that person obtains good title of the property against everyone else except the original owner of the property. In this case, if another client found Krystal's bag, he/she owns it unless Krystal comes back and claims it directly from them.
• Abandoned property: if property was left behind intentionally, then it is considered abandoned property and whoever finds it or picks it up acquires good title to it and the previous owner cannot claim it back in the future.

Answer 2

becomes the caretaker of the property because it is mislaid property.

Step-by-step explanation:

A property is misplaced when the owner placed it intentionally in a location but forgot to pick it back up.

As Krystal has misplaced her bags and they were found as misplaced items, it is the responsibility of the owner to take care of the property pending when they can find the owner of the bags.

After the discovery, the owner will be liable for the bags in his care.

The owner of the store gives reasonable time for the bag owner to come back and retrieve her bags.