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Ghen v. Rich
8 F. 159 (D. Mass. 1881)
Tags: Property, Possession
See also: Pierson v. Post
tl;dr: A fisherman who killed a whale had established possession over it, even though he did not take immediate physical control over the animal. The local custom required the finder to return the animal to the fisherman who killed it.