moynes_cooper1956 A workman received a paypacket containing andpound;7 more than was due to him but did not become aware of the overpayment till he opened the envelope some time later. He then kept the andpound;7. Held: Where the accused received property innocently but later decided to fraudulently appropriate it, this was held not to be … Continue reading Moynes v Cooper: 1956

The defendant had collected golf balls lost on a golf course while trespassing. He appealed his conviction of theft by finding. Held: The appeal failed: ‘There can be no animus domini unless the thing is known of; but an intent to exclude others from it may be contained in a larger intent to exclude others … Continue reading Hibbert v McKiernan: KBD 22 Apr 1948