I'm far from a legal or moral expert, but ......

Seems to me she was properly compensated by Allstate.  What about the
guy who legitimately bought the thing for $20K?  What about the folks
who did the restoration on a van they legitimately owned?  Seems that
many people may suffer harm here, while Allstate ends up able to call
the shots.  Granted, Allstate is the legal owner, but ........... .

One thing I feel pretty confident about -- the woman from whom the van
was stolen many years ago has no claim whatsoever, and it would be
totally a rip if she ends up with it while the guy who bought it
restored loses it.  At the very least, he should get his money back, but
then the restorer is out his -- and he is almost certainly a victim,
too.

As the seller of the restored van said, there are law suits on the
horizon.  Too bad.

David McNeely

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote:

> Looks like the lady it was stolen from has a chance to get it back.
>
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> http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/10/decision-due-monday-on-stolen-microbus/
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>
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
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