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Under Section 169, a finder of a thing commonly sold may sell it (where the owner cannot be found or refuses lawful charges) when the thing is perishing OR when his lawful charges amount to:
AThe whole of its value
BOne-fourth of its value
COne-half of its value
DTwo-thirds of its value
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Two-thirds of its value
Section 169 permits sale when the thing is in danger of perishing/losing most of its value, or the finder's lawful charges reach two-thirds of the thing's value.
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