Man Finds Wallet with $700, Faces Accusations in Court

Bob reports a wallet with $700 for money but when the owner retrieved it, he complained of missing $50. A judge makes a commentary that switches the verdict in the case.
A man was casually strolling when he realized there was a wallet lying near him. In the wallet he discovered there was seven hundred dollars in cash, a short silver pocket knife, but no card or papers that could lead to the owner of wallet. Stuck between two horns, he kept it with him for a sometime, thinking whether to retain it or to look for the owner of the wallet. This became clearer later when he noticed a notice from a well-wishers who was willing to reward anyone who returns the wallet with $50.

An honest man driven by the need to do the right thing and tempt of the reward provided herein took the right decision by returning the wallet. When he got to the address stated in the notice the wealthy man welcomed him but something different hit the young man. Instead of words of appreciation, the owner of the wallet decided to accuse the man of wallets theft equaling to fifty dollars. As the owner revealed, there used to be $750 in the wallet. Such accusation left the finder in disbelief, because he vouched he had returned every single dollar that had been found.

It went on and in one instance, the two ended up before a judge in court. The owner of the wallet claimed that the man had picked $50 out of the wallet before putting back the rest. The man however defended himself stating that he only discovered $700 on the wallet and therefore would not have taken it. He finally gave some time and looked at both stories very keenly when the conflict between the two were on the rise.

It was a wise decision of the judge having ruled in favour of the man who had taken his time to look for the owner of the wallet and returned it to him instead. The judge argued that if the man had been unfaithful or a potential thief, he would leave the wallet for good rather than return it. The judge also pointed out that there is no evidence that can prove the initial amount of money that was in wallet, thus there are no ground for accusations. Totally unexpected, the judge agreed with the man and stated that the wallet, with $700 in cash should remain with the man who found it provided that a true owner was not in a position to reclaim it with the right documents to back his or her claims.