* Brandon Fosdick <bfosd...@gmail.com> [2011-11-21 06:30]: > "Escheat is a common law doctrine which transfers the property of > a person who dies without heirs to the crown or state. It serves > to ensure that property is not left in limbo without recognised > ownership."
That seems morbid, considering that death is neither the sole nor anywhere near the most common reason for maint bits to be transferred.