I once had a cat who got stolen by the neighbor across the street, and when I was like, hey, that is my cat, I would like you to let him out of YOUR house so he can come back to live in MY house, the neighbor informed me that he was a lawyer and that this was no longer my cat.

I think the stealer was in the wrong, but I also thought the cat was getting fed regularly and since I am not a lawyer, I thought my chances of prevailing if I pursued any kind of followup were smaller than my chances of bringing unreasonable amounts of hell into my household.