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Finders-Rights As Against The Owner Of The Locus In Quo, Helen G. Wilson
Finders-Rights As Against The Owner Of The Locus In Quo, Helen G. Wilson
Michigan Law Review
Two recent decisions, Flax v. Monticello and Hannah v. Peel, have again called attention to the problem of the rights of a land occupant to possession of an article found on his land. Typical of the conflicts which the finders cases as a group present, these courts reached opposite results on similar facts. In the Flax case, a guest found a diamond brooch on the dresser of his hotel room. The brooch had been placed there by a cleaning maid who was under the impression that it belonged to him. As between the guest, who claimed as finder, and …
Gifts--Banking--Gift Of Joint Savings Bank Deposits, Ira M. Price, Ii
Gifts--Banking--Gift Of Joint Savings Bank Deposits, Ira M. Price, Ii
Michigan Law Review
A, the mother of B, transferred three savings bank deposits from her sole account to the account of "A or B-either or survivor." Two of the depositors' signature cards contained this language: ''We hereby certify that this account and all moneys to be credited to it belong to us as joint tenants, and will be the absolute property of the survivor of us." There was evidence that one of the reasons for A's transferring her deposits to the joint account was to enable B to draw money therefrom for A while A was in the …
Insurance-Right Of Insured To Make His Own Defense At Expense Of Insurer Where P And D Are Insured By Same Insurer, Kenneth Liles
Insurance-Right Of Insured To Make His Own Defense At Expense Of Insurer Where P And D Are Insured By Same Insurer, Kenneth Liles
Michigan Law Review
The drivers of two automobiles involved in a collision were insured against liability for damages by the same insurance company. Their policies contained clauses reserving to the insurer the right and duty to defend all actions. One driver, Borad, sued the other, O'Morrow, who, through counsel of his own selection, filed a cross complaint for damages and gave notice to the insurance company that these attorneys would also present his defense. When the company informed O'Morrow that it considered his independent defense a breach of the co-operation clause, he brought this action for declaratory relief. On appeal from a judgment …