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I tend to agree with The_Jazz - the person who owns the property should own the cash...this isn't something that was "lost". It was put purposefully within the walls - probably a hedge for someone who didn't trust the banking system. But when you purchase a house, and when you take ownership of that property, anything inside it is YOURS.
I think that morality dictates that the homeowner should try to find family/heirs to the original owner of the cash...and should probably provide a hell of a tip to the contractors. But to invoke a Treasure Trove law?
However, I'm going to have some yard work done in the next few months that will involve digging around teh foundation of my house. This case really makes me think about including a clause in any of those contracts that any found items are the sole property of the home-owner.... Hrm....
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