[Solved] X rode in a taxicab driven by Y. When X alighted, he left his celphone in Y’s taxicab. Who owns the celphone?

Q.	X rode in a taxicab driven by Y. When X alighted, he left his celphone in Y’s taxicab. Who owns the celphone?
A.	Y is the owner under the principle of finder’s keepers.
B.	Y is the owner as he is in actual possession.
C.	X is the owner as he was deprived of possession.
D.	Y is the owner if the same is surrendered to the proper authority and the owner did not claim the same within a period of six (6) months after publication.
Answer» D. Y is the owner if the same is surrendered to the proper authority and the owner did not claim the same within a period of six (6) months after publication.

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