Legal Opinion
Temple-Inland, Inc. v. Cook
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 28, 2016No. Civ. No. 14-654-GMSPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SLEET, District Judge
L INTRODUCTION
This dispute asks the court to determine the constitutional limits to Delaware’s enforcement of its unclaimed property laws. “Unclaimed” or “abandoned” property refers to any property held by a business, where1 the business is not the owner of the property, and there has been no contact with the owner for the “dormancy period.” 12 Del. C. § 1198. Usually, unclaimed property is money in the form of savings accounts, checking accounts, stocks,' un-cashed dividend or payroll checks, traveler’s checks, unredeemed money orders or gift…
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