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Stolen money from safe. (beneficiaries)

A witness has legally sworn and can prove to seeing 2 of my siblings remove a substancial amount of money from a safe as they transported it from the lawyer appointed locksmith to the law office, where it was to be opened in the presence of the beneficiaries. Apparently, my sister took the safe from our father's house to the locksmith, after cracking the combination he did not lock it back up. Once leaving the locksmith, she contacted our brother and together they removed contents from the safe before delivering it to the lawyer. When rightfully opened, it only contained some papers and jewlery. Was the lawyer neglegent in leaving this task up to a beneficiary (our sister) and what consequences could come to the parties involved?


Asked on 9/16/07, 11:31 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: Stolen money from safe. (beneficiaries)

Those that took the contents are required to rerturn it. The lawyer probably is not negligent unless there was some reason to believe that the person was a thief or would not protect the contents.

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Answered on 9/17/07, 8:25 am
Johm Smith tom's

Re: Stolen money from safe. (beneficiaries)

Who hired the lawyer? If one of them did, then there could be an issue. Otherwise, I agree with Mr. Wagner. Preserve your evidence and get your own attorney for this ASAP!

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Answered on 9/18/07, 12:37 am


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