Found Money in a Vending Machine
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Question
Money that does not belong to him was found in the change slot of vending machines. How should one act?
Answer
He may take it for himself [if the machine is not broken, because the money belongs to a person whose money got stuck, and the owner of the machine has not acquired it, as it is considered an unguarded courtyard, since the money was and came out for everyone].
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 261.
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