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You should of kept $10.00
To buy yourself a tube of Ben-Gay to rub on your shoulders after you lugged all those ammo cans full of coins back and forth, LOL!!
Perhaps you should of driven the coins to a bank, converted them to cash, and handed her an envelope. It would of been lighter.
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To buy yourself a tube of Ben-Gay to rub on your shoulders after you lugged all those ammo cans full of coins back and forth, LOL!!
Perhaps you should of driven the coins to a bank, converted them to cash, and handed her an envelope. It would of been lighter.
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In the spirit of transparency, my teenage son did most of the loading, unloading, loading back, and unloading again of the heavy ammo cans.
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Originally Posted by bushmaster1313
What the OP did was the right and honorable thing to do.
Bravo
But was it required under the law?
In other words, could the widow go to Court and void the deal.
It's been a long time since first year law school, but if I remember correctly,
this is a case of mutual mistake and the party who suffered the loss can void the deal.
From the Restatement of Contracts:
152. When Mistake of Both Parties Make a Contract Voidable
Where a mistake of both parties at the time of contract was made
as to a basic assumption on which the contract was made
has a material effect on the agreed exchange of performances,
the contract is voidable by the adversely affected party
unless he bears the risk of the mistake under the rule stated in 154.
154. When a Party Bears the Risk of a Mistake
A party bears the risk of mistake when
the risk is allocated to him by agreement of the parties, or
he is aware, at the time the contract is made,
that he has only limited knowledge with respect to the facts to which the mistake relates
but treats his limited knowledge as sufficient, or
the risk is allocated to him by the court
on the ground that it is reasonable in the circumstances to do so.
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Are you gonna bill us for that?
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LOL.............It would be the "Lawyerly" thing to do!!!!!!!!!!
I don't play one on TV!
Bushmaster..... this is not about the law.......... it's about a man doing the right thing!!!!
The widow would never have known of the mistake...."the goods" were fungible so who could prove ownership ......... so legal action/the law.......... is moot....
But you are right........it's has been a long time since the first year of law school
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Car wash scenario...
I went to a car wash, put in my quarters, the machine kept spitting out change, so much that I had to pile it on the front seat of my car...but it didn't stop, so I locked up the car and went to the gas station with a big pile of quarters, with more to come...he shut off the machine (never did get my car wash, nor what I put in to it) and I proceeded back to the vehicle to give him the rest...needless to say, didn't expect more than a thank you...but didn't even get that. I know I did the right thing...others wouldn't have. When I get too much change back from a purchase, I return it. No dirty money in my wallet. Once in a while the lottery ticket machine goes bonkers, get an extra ticket, and I pay for that. I figure I am good with whatever higher power there is. My wife would not have it any other way. And the OP deserves a big five for integrity. Good job, sir.
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Originally Posted by bushmaster1313
What the OP did was the right and honorable thing to do.
Bravo
But was it required under the law?
In other words, could the widow go to Court and void the deal.
It's been a long time since first year law school, but if I remember correctly,
this is a case of mutual mistake and the party who suffered the loss can void the deal.
From the Restatement of Contracts:
152. When Mistake of Both Parties Make a Contract Voidable
Where a mistake of both parties at the time of contract was made
as to a basic assumption on which the contract was made
has a material effect on the agreed exchange of performances,
the contract is voidable by the adversely affected party
unless he bears the risk of the mistake under the rule stated in 154.
154. When a Party Bears the Risk of a Mistake
A party bears the risk of mistake when
the risk is allocated to him by agreement of the parties, or
he is aware, at the time the contract is made,
that he has only limited knowledge with respect to the facts to which the mistake relates
but treats his limited knowledge as sufficient, or
the risk is allocated to him by the court
on the ground that it is reasonable in the circumstances to do so.
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One like isn't enough. And you know something? I believe this forum can count many more with this kind of character. Thanks for the reminder.
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A tip of the old Stetson to you.
As the old timers out here would say. "You'll do to ride the high country with."
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In the spirit of transparency, my teenage son did most of the loading, unloading, loading back, and unloading again of the heavy ammo cans.
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What your Son learned from you that day was/is worth a lot more than $1100. It's Priceless.
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You did the right thing and is a reflection on your upbringing by your parents.
You have to wonder how many of those coins contained silver? You might want to check with the lady and note that some of the coins could be 10 times the face value.
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I commend Mr. Faulkner for doing the right thing, and for all the compliments he has received here. But, isn't that what we all should have done in a similar situation?
Doing the right thing is the right thing to do.
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Faulkner, thanks for giving us all a reason to smile...
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Yrs.ago Christmas Time,I was walking in SEARS & a Black Lady was walking with a little boy & chewing him out about something.A "large"roll of $$$ in a rubberband fell out of her jacket pocket,she kept walking,never noticed it fell.I picked it up & said excuse me maam you dropped this! She looked out me took the money ,turned & kept walking!She never even said thanks.I never thought of keeping the $$$,I wasn't raised that way.I was a "little"surprised she didn't say thanks but thought well this is Miami,shook my head & kept walking!
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What a happy story to start my day! Thank you sir, that'n made me smile.
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Good on You
I wonder how many of the coins are silver?
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Doing the right thing is its own reward, to bad more people don't. Well done sir.
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Congratulations for your actions. It is the action that I think (hope) that any of the members of our Forum would have done. Honesty is not the best police, it is the ONLY policy.
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Kudos to you sir. Doing the right thing for the right reason! Regards, hardcase60
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Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is looking.
You sir live that…
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Here's an interesting situation that I was recently involved in.
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She looked up at me with a curious look and I told her right off, "ma'am, that's your money. It don't belong to me."
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I second the vote for good guy of the year, but make it even one better, most of those coins probably have more value as collectors if they are older than as cash, the total value could be a lot more than the $1100 face value. I'd let her know to get it checked out with someone knowledgable.
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Heartwarming story! I've never seen so many "likes" on any post on this forum. You certainly did the right thing.
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Well done Mr. Faulkner. It *always* feels good to do the right thing. And your retired policemen friend up above is looking down with pride knowing he picked a good friend. As an aside, it's too bad we won't know what he had planned for his coin stash someday - maybe a vacation with his wife, who knows. Hopefully she does something fun with it.
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Bigest respects for you sir!
And if you are a beleiver in God, be sure, your act will be considered when you get to heaven. You have made a huge investment for your soul on the next life. Congratulations for your integrity!
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Faulkner for President, Barner for VP and Handejector for secretary of defense!!!
Here here...now THAT's a party I could vote for!!
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Yes, doing the right thing is the right thing to do...but in today's society, it seems to be rare that folks do the right thing, hence the kudos to Faulkner...
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I'd like to think that most folks would do what is right in any similar situation, but the cynical side of me as a LEO is whispering in my ear that it probably isn't so.
She (the widow) called me this week and told me she found another ammo can in the shop that was full of unrolled quarters. She said from what she can see all the quarters are the newer "state quarters" that apparently her husband had been collecting.
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Good on ya, Mate! A stand up guy, indeed. We salute you for being that guy.
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Thank you. I hope I can meet you one day. Going to Charlotte?
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Faulkner, I have been reading your posts with interest for years. You are truly a fine example of a man, of what a man ought to be, and the world is truly better off for your presence.
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As we would say in the Navy, Bravo Zulu on a job WELL DONE. What a great story for all concerned.
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I wrote the original post just over two years ago as I write this. The widow I wrote about in the story passed away earlier this week and I was honored to be one of the six law enforcement officers who had worked with her husband that was asked to serve as pallbearers at her funeral today.
She is survived by two adult daughters and a son and she had five grand children, I had met all of them in times past when their father was still alive. My wife and I went to the family visitation the evening before the funeral, I in my full class A uniform, and paid our respects. As we stood in line and finally worked our way up to the family I introduced myself and reminded them I had worked with and was a friend of their father. The oldest daughter, in her mid 40's, upon hearing my name asked, "are you the guy that brought all those coins back after you found them in Dad's reloading junk?"
"Yes ma'am, that's me."
She waved over to the rest of the family and was grinning, "hey guys, this here is the guy that hauled off all of Dad's old reloading stuff and found those coins and brought 'em back to Mom." I was actually starting to get kind of embarrassed.
She went on, "Mr. Faulkner, I bet my Mom told that story a dozen times. The funny part was that she felt sorry for your boy who lugged all those ammo boxes back and forth so she waited 'til you wasn't looking and she passed him five bucks. Did your son tell you about that?"
"As a matter of fact, he didn't," I replied. For some reason they all thought that was pretty funny.
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Hollywood
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What else could your son do?
Learned long ago it's bad form and pointless to refuse an old gal's offer.
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