If a thing that has lain hidden for so long that the owner no longer can be established (treasure) is discovered and is taken into possession as a result of the discovery, then one half of the ownership is acquired by the discoverer, and the other half by the owner of the thing in which the treasure was hidden.
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Book 3 · Law of property › Subtitle 6 · Finding › Section 984
Treasure trove
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