Legal Opinion
Goodman v. Cory
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 6, 1983No. AO15729PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RACANELLI, P. J.
Appellant, a licensed private investigator specializing in locating unclaimed property for clients on a contingency fee basis, challenges the constitutionality of section 1582 of the Code of Civil Procedure (to which all statutory references apply unless otherwise indicated), which imposes limitations on search agreements and fixes a maximum level of compensation.
Under the provisions of the California Unclaimed Property Law (§ 1500 et seq.), personal property which has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than seven years escheats to the state. (§ 1520.) All…
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