Dispute in the canton of Zug Man repairs old motorcycle - and has to go to court
A man takes an abandoned motorcycle and restores it. When he is finished, the owners suddenly want it back. The dispute ends up in court.
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- A motorcycle was parked in a shed near Zug for decades.
- A man finally took the bike and restored it.
- When he was finished, the original owners suddenly demanded the bike back.
- The Zug High Court has now handed down its verdict.
In late summer 2017, a man from Zug was alerted to an abandoned motorcycle in an unlocked garage.
After unsuccessful attempts to locate the owner and a request to the police, who allowed him to take the vehicle with him, he took the bike with him. He invested 2,400 francs in the restoration, as "Zentralplus" writes.
Two days after the removal, the owners came forward and filed a complaint, but the police did not initiate an investigation. The reason given was that there were no indications of possible perpetrators.
High court makes a decision
Almost six years later, in September 2023, the owners recognized the restored motorcycle and filed another complaint. The police confiscated the vehicle.
However, the Zug public prosecutor's office did not see any theft and referred to the statute of limitations. The owners argued that the motorcycle was worth more in order to prevent the statute of limitations from running. The authorities estimated the original value at a maximum of 200 francs. The owners, on the other hand, argued that it was worth 500 francs - the statute of limitations would therefore not yet have applied.
The High Court ruled in favor of the man from Zug who restored the motorcycle. The motorcycle had been in the shed since 1986 and parts that still had value had already been stolen earlier, according to the High Court.
The new owner should therefore get the bike back.
