Jake owns an old piece of exercise equipment.He has been using the equipment merely to hang his clothes on,so Jake decides to get rid of the thing.He takes the unused exercise machine to the landfill and throws it off the back of the truck.Maggie,a teenager,is at the landfill rummaging for useful items.Maggie sees the exercise equipment and decides it is just the thing to give her sister for Christmas,so she decides to take it home.As she is loading it into the back of her pickup truck,Jake stops and tries to get it back.The landfill owner sees the commotion and decides he would like to have the equipment as well.Who has the best rights in the exercise equipment?
A)they are all joint owners
B)Maggie
C)Jake
D)the landfill owner

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Once Jake threw the exercise equipment into the landfill, he abandoned it and relinquished any ownership rights he had. Maggie, who found and took possession of it, has a stronger claim to ownership than either Jake or the landfill owner. As a result, Maggie has the best rights to the exercise equipment.

Jake Owns an Old Piece of Exercise Equipment