OGputtnfool
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Ok, so, let me preface by saying this is NOT an urgent situation. This is a hypothetical situation. I do not intend to make any life changing decisions based on any input from this thread, but I am very interested in any input from anyone... most of all lawyers.
If Person A grants Person B use of a their property (let's use a shovel for an example) for an undetermined amount of time, at what point does Person A lose ownership of the shovel to Person B? Now, at first glance I think never. "A" owns the shovel. The shovel will always belong to "A", but let's dive further into this.
What if "A" shows no interest in the shovel for an extended period of time (months to years). "A" sees "B" using the shovel in his yard and never even so much as asks when "B" is gonna return it. Then, "A" (months or years) sometime down the road tells "B" that he must do favors for him to keep the shovel or else he's taking it back.
At what point does possession dictate ownership? I purposely didn't use anything that had a title because I'd guess that'd make it a little more cut and dry.
What say you?
If Person A grants Person B use of a their property (let's use a shovel for an example) for an undetermined amount of time, at what point does Person A lose ownership of the shovel to Person B? Now, at first glance I think never. "A" owns the shovel. The shovel will always belong to "A", but let's dive further into this.
What if "A" shows no interest in the shovel for an extended period of time (months to years). "A" sees "B" using the shovel in his yard and never even so much as asks when "B" is gonna return it. Then, "A" (months or years) sometime down the road tells "B" that he must do favors for him to keep the shovel or else he's taking it back.
At what point does possession dictate ownership? I purposely didn't use anything that had a title because I'd guess that'd make it a little more cut and dry.
What say you?