... 'coming into possession of' however, s.3 (1) gives the following definition: " Any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner amounts to an appropriation, and this includes, where he has come by the property (innocently or not) without stealing it, any later assumption of a right to it by keeping or dealing with it as owner."1 When Jack gave Vera the keys to his house and car, he also gave her certain implied responsibilities with regard to them; in part, 'some' of the 'rights of an owner'. As they live in a neighbourhood with a high crime rate, it would not be unreasonable for Vera to periodically go and check Jack's house and car, otherwise why would or should, Jack have given Vera the keys. That it is possible that Vera had acquired or possibly 'appropriated' some of the 'rights of an owner', (even if only ...

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