One who officiously and without the consent of the real or apparent owner of a thing takes it into possession for the purpose of rendering a service about it must complete such service and use ordinary care, diligence, and reasonable skill about the same. The person is not entitled to any compensation for the person’s service or expenses, except that the person may deduct actual and necessary expenses incurred by the person about such service from any profits which the person’s service has caused the thing to acquire for its owner and must account to the owner for the residue.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 34-01-03

  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49