They just recently found William Kidd's treasure and my friend happens to be his direct descendant. Does he have a case to get some of that gold?

jdrama83 · 8 時間前

IANAL, but are you really asking if a pirate's descendant has rights to stolen treasure?

lord_humble · 8 時間前

While there are maritime laws and procedures that have influence here, let's play the "descendant" game. There are a lot of people who might claim some of the treasure, including the descendants of the people who Kidd, a pirate who was eventually executed in 1701, stole the treasure from. The descendants of the crew member he murdered might want to claim something, too, for wrongful death. As well as the descendants of the crew members he tortured.

To put it more simply, if I rob a bank and then die, do my great-great-great grandchildren get the cash if it's discovered centuries later?

Lehk · 4 時間前

He never had title to the stolen goods, so no.

gratty · 2 時間前

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