Linda owned a watch that had been in her family since the early 1800s. She never wants to sell the watch and she has never had it appraised. Linda...

Linda owned a watch that had been in her family since the early 1800s. She never wants to sell the watch and she has never had it appraised.  Linda took the watch to her jeweler for cleaning. A new sales clerk inadvertently moved the watch to the sale cabinet.  Doug is an antique watch collector.  When he saw the watch listed for $350, he immediately purchased it.  When the jeweler realized the mistake at the end of the day, she immediately called Doug.  He refused to return the watch.  According to Doug, "a deal is a deal."

• Based on what you learned about contract law, equity, bailments, personal property law, describe the relationship between Linda, the jeweler, and Doug.
• Will Linda be able to get the watch back?  Why or why not?
• What are Linda's legal remedies?  What are Doug's?
• What social and ethical issues are involved here?
• If you were Linda, what would you do?  If you were Doug?
• What is your opinion about the true owner of lost, mislaid, or abandoned property?