Hanna intends to give her granddaughter,Melodee,her antique hat pin.This heirloom has been kept under lock and key in the wall vault in the library of Hanna's house in Virginia.The hat pin is currently the only item in the vault.When Hanna is visiting Melodee in Connecticut,Hanna gives Melodee the only key to the vault.Melodee is grateful for the present and excitedly accepts.In this situation has there been a completed gift?

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In this scenario, there has been a constructive delivery of the hat pin. Constructive delivery occurs when the physical handing over of the item is impractical, but something representing the item (like the key to the vault where the item is securely kept) is delivered instead. Since Hanna gave Melodee the key to the vault where the hat pin is stored, this act constitutes constructive delivery of the hat pin, completing the gift.

Hanna Intends to Give Her Granddaughter,Melodee,her Antique Hat Pin