What If You Innocently Buy Stolen Goods

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Femi Bamisile

By Femi Bamisile

We all transact business every day. We buy. We sell. However, most times we do not even know where the goods we buy originate from. We do not know their root of title. We just walk into a store or market and buy. When buying, we do so in good faith, believing that the goods we are buying are not stolen.

Now imagine a situation where goods have been stolen from their owners and are then sold by the rogue to purchasers who are unaware that they are stolen goods. The thief then disappears. Who should have title to …Read More

Source:: PM Newspaper