Legal Opinion
Douglas Aircraft Co. v. Cranston
California Supreme Court
Decided October 2, 1962No. L. A. 26426PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, J.
In 1959 the Legislature enacted the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. (Code Civ. Proe., §§ 1500-1527.) The act defines abandoned property (§§ 1502-1508) and requires that its holder shall report (§ 1510) and pay or deliver it to the State Controller (§1512). The statute of limitations is not a defense to such reporting and payment or delivery (§1515), and the act applies to property that was abandoned before it took effect (§ 1510, subd. (g)). It provides for notice to the owner by publication and otherwise (§§1510, subd. (e), 1511). The owner may appear at any time and claim the…
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