Ben Wicks was a tremendously successful cartoonist whose work appeared in over270 newspapers worldwide. He produced thousands of drawings during his career, andhe wanted to keep them all. He insisted, for example, that the publishers of his cartoonsreturn his cartoons to him. He also charged his children with the responsibility ofcollecting his published works into scrapbooks. Two green garbage bags full of hisdrawings were stored at a house belonging to his son, Vincent. When Vincent movedhouse, however, he mistakenly left the bags behind. The new owner, Richard Harnett,found the bags and sold two of the cartoons to an art gallery for $425. Although BenWicks had died by that time, his estate demanded that Harnett hand over the drawings,together with his profit of $425. Harnett, in response, insists that "finders keepers, losersweepers."How would a court likely decide the dispute? Explain your answer.

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