Lost property

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J.

Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. I, Ch. IV, Section I. Occupation, n. 4 — One who finds property that has recently been lost may be bound in charity to take possession of it and try to discover the owner, but there is no obligation to do so in justice. If, however, he take possession of it, he… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. I, Art. II, § III, Point I, III. On the Occupation of Lost Things, nn. 797 & 798 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 6 passages

Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part I — Chapter I: On the Existence of Right, nn. 225, 226, 227, 228, 229 & 230 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 10 passages

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. I, Ch. IV, Article II. On The Finding Of A Lost Thing, n. 48 — 48. Preliminary Note. The finding of a lost thing, although it is not properly a species of occupation, nevertheless can be reduced to it. But a lost thing differs from treasure in two ways: a) because it has not been hi… Read in context →

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. I, Ch. IV, Art. II, § 1. Principles Of Natural Law, nn. ¶14 & 49 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. I, Ch. IV, Art. II, § 2. Statutes Of Modern Civil Laws, nn. ¶15, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 & 55 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 6 passages

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. I, Ch. III, Art. I, § 2. On the Occupation of Things Found, nn. ¶1, ¶882, ¶883, ¶884, ¶885 & ¶886 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Anthony Konings, C.SS.R. — 2 passages

Vol. I, TREATISE ON RIGHT AND JUST…, FIRST PART: ON THE NATURE …, Ch. II, Art. I, § III. On the acquisition of dominion, nn. ¶655 & ¶656 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 32 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, First Part: On Justice in …, Ch. II, Question Five: On the Acqu…, Article II: On Invention, nn. 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218 & 219 (32 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. I, Tr. VIII, Pt. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § III. On the Acquisition of Dominion, nn. 374, 375 & 375, Q. 2 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Charles-René Billuart, O.P. — 26 passages

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Right and Justice, On the Ways of Acquiring O…, On the ways of acquiring ownership of things that belong to no one, nn. 37–62 (26 passages)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Daniele Concina, O.P.

Diss. I, Chapter V — On the dominion of things found, and of those things which accrue by force of alluvion or in another manner; and on prescription, n. III — III. Those who find lost goods are bound to restore them to the lord. If they be ignorant of the lord, they are bound to use diligence to discover him. The thing found is to be announced from the public pulpits, and noti… Read in context →

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap. — 35 passages

Tr. I, Disputation XXIV: On Resti…, Q. V, Subquestion II: What thing…, Doubt IX: What is to be restored by reason of finding, nn. 1–35 (35 passages)