Comments on: Gary Moore Sued for Guitar Theft!! http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft Food - Photography & More Fri, 18 May 2012 02:22:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-18133 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:25:24 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-18133 Adam, Welcome to the site and thanks for a great and very insightful comment. I didn't know that but I hope Gary Moore's lawyers do! Thanks again Adam, hope you return again soon. kind regards Miles Adam,
Welcome to the site and thanks for a great and very insightful comment. I didn’t know that but I hope Gary Moore’s lawyers do!
Thanks again Adam, hope you return again soon.
kind regards
Miles

]]> by: Adam http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-18130 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:00:36 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-18130 Miles, If Ronnie has the Les Paul's serial number, he should win. The biggest question is what court he should file in. English and American law are the same on this point: a thief never obtains valid title or ownership of property he steals. The fact that someone buys the stolen property later through a "legitimate sale" with a "reputable dealer" doesn't give you legal ownership to the stolen property. Plus, there are no "squatter's rights" to stolen property. Gary and his family can own that guitar for a 100 years, and if it is legitimately Montrose's guitar, they will never have legal title. And here's an added complication to the matter: when someone can prove you possess property stolen from them, the law requires you to return it immediately or you personally become liable for the current value of the stolen property. It's a little thing called "conversion" by lawyers. Miles,

If Ronnie has the Les Paul’s serial number, he should win. The biggest question is what court he should file in. English and American law are the same on this point: a thief never obtains valid title or ownership of property he steals. The fact that someone buys the stolen property later through a “legitimate sale” with a “reputable dealer” doesn’t give you legal ownership to the stolen property. Plus, there are no “squatter’s rights” to stolen property. Gary and his family can own that guitar for a 100 years, and if it is legitimately Montrose’s guitar, they will never have legal title. And here’s an added complication to the matter: when someone can prove you possess property stolen from them, the law requires you to return it immediately or you personally become liable for the current value of the stolen property. It’s a little thing called “conversion” by lawyers.

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-17425 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:14:04 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-17425 Tom, Welcome to the site and thanks for the comment. It does seem a bit of a long shot doesn't it? Tell you what though, I wouldn't mind that Strat of yours! Thanks Tom, hope you stop by again. regards Miles Tom,
Welcome to the site and thanks for the comment. It does seem a bit of a long shot doesn’t it? Tell you what though, I wouldn’t mind that Strat of yours!
Thanks Tom, hope you stop by again.
regards
Miles

]]> by: Tom Girard http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-17399 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:14:33 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-17399 I recently bought a Gary Moore signature Les Paul. When I was shopping around I must have looked at 50 pictures of GM LPs most of them looked identical. I bought a new Fender strat in 1978 and met a guy two weeks later with a 1978 Telecaster both natural. The wood grain looked identical. Without the serial numbers I think Ronnie is out of luck. I also read an old artcle from the 70's where Ronnie called it a 58? I recently bought a Gary Moore signature Les Paul. When I was shopping around I must have looked at 50 pictures of GM LPs most of them looked identical. I bought a new Fender strat in 1978 and met a guy two weeks later with a 1978 Telecaster both natural. The wood grain looked identical. Without the serial numbers I think Ronnie is out of luck.
I also read an old artcle from the 70’s where Ronnie called it a 58?

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16342 Fri, 29 May 2009 21:01:21 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16342 Annie, Touche! Miles Annie,
Touche!

Miles

]]> by: Annie http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16341 Fri, 29 May 2009 17:48:50 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16341 Miles, What did you say? I can't hear you--music too loud. Miles,
What did you say? I can’t hear you–music too loud.

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16307 Thu, 28 May 2009 20:43:55 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16307 Annie, Very gud..oops, sorry for the spelling. Must be the loud music :mrgreen: Miles Annie,
Very gud..oops, sorry for the spelling. Must be the loud music :mrgreen:

Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16306 Thu, 28 May 2009 20:42:56 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16306 Rod, Unbelievable! Sure someone will pay it though. Miles Rod,
Unbelievable! Sure someone will pay it though.

Miles

]]> by: Annie http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16303 Thu, 28 May 2009 19:08:58 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16303 It sounds as though the loud music finally killed off brain cells. Annie It sounds as though the loud music finally killed off brain cells.
Annie

]]> by: Rod http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16288 Thu, 28 May 2009 07:42:02 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/gary-moore-sued-for-guitar-theft#comment-16288 Miles, Gary Moore recently sold his main Les Paul - the one given to him by Peter Green. It was for an undisclosed sum but I believe the dealer who bought it wants/wanted over $1,000,000 for it ! Best Rod Miles,
Gary Moore recently sold his main Les Paul - the one given to him by Peter Green.
It was for an undisclosed sum but I believe the dealer who bought it wants/wanted over $1,000,000 for it !

Best
Rod

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