OSAKA (TR) – To be filed beneath: no good deed goes unpunished.
Earlier this 12 months, a 70-year-old man dwelling in Osaka City’s Nishi Ward lodged a go well with after discovering a pockets with greater than 400,000 yen in money however did not obtain any recompense from the proprietor of the misplaced article.
However, reviews the Sankei Shimbun (April 12), the pair reached a settlement this week whereby the Good Samaritan will certainly be compensated.
According to the grievance, filed with the Osaka Summary Court, the plaintiff discovered the lengthy pockets containing 430,000 yen in money and a My Number card on a sidewalk in Nishi Ward in January and delivered it to the Nishi Police Station.
That identical day, the pockets was returned to its 50-year-old male proprietor. The plaintiff offered his telephone quantity to the proprietor by way of the police, however there was no contact.
At some level later, the plaintiff referred to as the proprietor, who hung up with out providing thanks. “I’m busy,” he reportedly mentioned. The proprietor additionally didn’t reply the plaintiff’s telephone thereafter. He additionally failed to reply to textual content messages.
The Lost Property Law stipulates that the proprietor should pay the finder a reward equal to between 5 and 20 p.c of the worth of the misplaced property.
In February, the plaintiff filed the lawsuit, which sought about 86,000 yen in compensation. The courtroom proceedings started on March 12, at which period the proprietor expressed an intention to pay compensation. Later, either side agreed to an quantity of 70,000 yen in compensation.
In an interview with the Yomiuri, the plaintiff defined, “I didn’t want the money, and I wouldn’t have filed a lawsuit if he had expressed gratitude.” The proprietor mentioned merely, “I was too busy with work to respond.”