Grandpa Joe owned a rookie Babe Ruth baseball card valued at well over $1 million. Grandpa Joe
Question:
Grandpa Joe owned a rookie Babe Ruth baseball card valued at well over $1 million. Grandpa Joe had 20 grandkids, but Charlie was his favorite. Joe already had a will that divided all his assets equally among his 20 grandchildren, but before he died, he told Charlie he wanted him to have the Babe Ruth baseball card and gave Charlie the combination to the safe where the card was kept. Charlie was so excited he used the combination, which nobody else knew, to check on the card, but left it there for safe keeping. After Grandpa Joe died, Charlie again used the combination to open the safe and take the baseball card. The other 19 grandkids are now suing Charlie for the return of the card or for its value to be divided equally by 20 according Grandpa Joe's will. Explain whether Charlie legally owns the baseball card or whether it belongs to all the grandkids equally and why.