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Remedies Keyed to Kovacic-Fleischer, 8th
Campins v. Capels
Citation:
461 N.E.2d 712 (1984)Facts
On January 11-13, 1981, Earl Hall, age eighteen, burglarized the Capels home and stole various jewelry items. The Capelses immediately circulated flyers describing the missing items and contacted local gold and silver dealers. Campins, operating two secondhand dealerships, purchased the stolen items from Hall for $250 on January 11, 1981, including three USAC national championship rings and a custom wedding band with twelve diamonds. Despite municipal ordinances requiring secondhand dealers to hold purchased items for ten days and maintain detailed records, Campins melted down the jewelry within five days. The USAC rings were custom-made awards bearing the names “P. Jones” (Parnelli Jones) and “J. Capels,” clearly identifying the rightful owner. Campins admitted seeing the rings and recognizing them as distinctive but claimed he did not examine them closely. He maintained a policy of not questioning sellers about ownership to avoid “violating their rights,” despite knowing stolen goods had been found at his businesses before. Mrs. Capels testified that Campins admitted to her that he had purchased and melted the rings.
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