Feud between Contractor and Friend

[river-wear]

A contractor found $182,000 in antique currency when gutting his friend's bathroom. How do you think the money should be split?

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20071212/D8TG6TI00.html

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[ddmoit]

It should be split according to the wishes of its owner.

[ceramictec]

if it's in his house it's the homeowners property by law.
I don't think the contractor should be greedy,
maybe ask for a kindness percentage for finding it.

[Tool Guy - Kg]

There's no question on where the money belongs. Not even a bit.

[ceramictec]

most definitely, thats like going to a car wash and having the guy vacuum out
your car and he finds your wallet and wants part of what's in it....lol :rofl:

[river-wear]

The homeowner offered a 10% finder's fee. Seems pretty nice to me! He's suing for 40%. I do give the guy credit for calling the owner when he found it... I guess he could've taken it and not said a word. Some people I know are that dishonest. :(

[Jason_Butler]

I'd give the contractor the 40% and then give him all the bills in the house as well.. :nod:

[RedRockTile]

When I was a teenager, me and another guy were installing fiberglass installation in an attic in Houston, mid summer - that was unbearably hot. :crazy:

Anyway, we found, stashed away in a corner of the attic a small metal box. It was really heavy so we opened it up. It was full of silver coins and had a rather large stack of Franklins on the top. The other guy wanted to pocket it. I suggested telling the General Contractor. Turns out, the homeowner, an oil tycoon, had stashed it up there several years before and forgot about it.

I was kinda hoping for a big tip when we finished the job, but, the homeowner just thanked us. Oh well, maybe good karma will smile upon us some day.

Its better to keep a good friendship and one's integrity than sell it for greed.

[dgunnels]

It belongs to the property owner. Greed is not nice and honesty is always the best policy.

[kate42]

:wave:
It should be split according to the wishes of its owner.Like Dan said. I do, however, think the current property owner could have been a bit more generous. After all, it's found money for her (the current owner) also.
I wonder if there are any relatives from the true owner around that can claim the money? :scratch: