Ben lives in an apartment building next to a children's park.He is in his apartment when a baseball flies in through the window and lands in his room.Which of the following statements is true of this scenario?
A) Ben must return the baseball to the owner immediately as it is not an object of great value.
B) Ben can keep the baseball because of the rule of first possession.
C) The owner of the apartment building must take the final decision as the baseball landed on his premises.
D) The owner of the baseball can exercise his right of eminent domain and claim the baseball.
E) The baseball must be turned over to police and can only be claimed after a week has passed.

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In this scenario, Ben can keep the baseball by exercising the rule of first possession. The rule of first possession is that the first person to reduce previously unowned things to possession becomes their owner.

Ben Lives in an Apartment Building Next to a Children's