Money Found in a Vending Machine
Question
If I found a change of 15 shekels in a vending machine in the middle of the street, what is the ruling?
Answer
Hello,
If, according to the circumstances, the money belongs to the purchaser who did not take the change, the money belongs to the finder, as there is abandonment of ownership regarding money.
However, if it is clear from the circumstances that the money belongs to the owner of the machine, it should be returned to him.
[For example, if a person inserted 5 shekels to purchase a can, and the machine dispensed 15 shekels, it is clear that the money belongs to the owner of the machine].
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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