Question

. Ben lives in an apartment building next to a children’s park. He is in his apartment when a baseball flies in through the window and lands in his room. Which of the following statements is true of this scenario

Multiple Choice

• Ben must return the baseball to the owner immediately as it is not an object of great value.

• Ben can keep the baseball because of the rule of first possession.

• The owner of the apartment building must take the final decision as the baseball landed on his premises.

• The owner of the baseball can exercise his right of eminent domain and claim the baseball.

• The baseball must be turned over to police and can only be claimed after a week has passed.

Answer 1

Ben can keep the baseball because of the rule of first possession.

Ben in this context has the right to keep the baseball based on the rule of first possession.