Grande v. Jennings

OPINION

PORTLEY, Judge.

¶ 1 This case asks us to resolve who owns the money found in the walls of a Paradise Valley home: the estate of the home’s former owner or the couple who owned the home at the time of the discovery. The new homeowners appeal the summary judgment granted to the estate, and claim that the funds were abandoned when the home was sold “as is.” For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Robert A. Spann lived in his Paradise Valley home until he passed away in 2001. His daughter, Karen Spann Grande (“Grande”), became the personal…