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OFFICIAL REPORTS OF

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Syllabus

DELAWARE v. PENNSYLVANIA et al.

on exceptions to reports of special master No. 145, Orig. Argued October 3, 2022—Decided February 28, 2023* A State may take custody of abandoned property located within its bor- ders; this process is commonly known as “escheatment.” When aban- doned property is intangible, however, the lack of a physical location means that multiple States may have arguable claims. In these cases, the que