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escheat Law 1. (in England before 1926) the reversion of property to the Crown in the absence of legal heirs 2. (in feudal times) the reversion of property to the feudal lord in the absence of legal heirs or upon outlawry of the tenant 3. the property so reverting How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The "contacts" test as applied in this field is not really any workable test at all--it is simply a phrase suggesting that this Court should examine the circumstances surrounding each particular item of escheatable property on its own peculiar facts and then try to make a difficult, often quite subjective, decision as to which State's claim to those pennies or dollars seems to be stronger than another's. The ultimate costs for the states to audit business-to-business transactions and accurately calculate a company's liability and the costs for companies to defend such audits may likely exceed the amount of escheatable property. As the result of a Suspicious Activity Report filed by Bankers Trust, the Federal Reserve conducted a targeted review of certain activities of the bank involving escheatable funds. |
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