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Dan wants to gift to Mary a pearl necklace that Dan has in his safe deposit box

ID: 3141160 • Letter: D

Question

Dan wants to gift to Mary a pearl necklace that Dan has in his safe deposit box at Wachovia Bank. The Bank is closed for the weekend, so Dan gives Mary the key to box and tells her to go to the Bank on Monday and take the necklace. On Monday. Mary with the proper authorization, enters the Bank and obtains the necklace. On Tuesday of the same week that Mary obtains the necklace. Dan dies in a plane crash. Dan's heirs file a lawsuit for the return of the necklace. Will the heirs be successful in their lawsuit or wil Mary keep the necklace ? Dan wants to gift to Mary a pearl necklace that Dan has in his safe deposit box at Wachovia Bank. The Bank is closed for the weekend, so Dan gives Mary the key to box and tells her to go to the Bank on Monday and take the necklace. On Monday. Mary with the proper authorization, enters the Bank and obtains the necklace. On Tuesday of the same week that Mary obtains the necklace. Dan dies in a plane crash. Dan's heirs file a lawsuit for the return of the necklace. Will the heirs be successful in their lawsuit or wil Mary keep the necklace ?

Explanation / Answer

Here mary will keep the necklace, because she got this from bank with proper Authorization and before the death of Dan.