Many　property　issues　in　real　life　occur　in　the　transfer　contexts.　Previous　studies　have　investigated　the　role　of　creation　and　value　change　in　people＇s　use　of　the　labor　rule　when　solving　property　issues　involving　conflicting　cues　between　labor　and　first　possession,　but　have　neglected　the　possible　effect　of　transfer　types.　This　study　explored　how　items　get　transferred　from　the　original　owner　to　the　next　affected　adults＇　use　of　the　labor　rule　when　assigning　ownership.　Eighty-two　participants　(M-age　=　22.10　years)　read　some　scenarios　in　which　a　person　modified　some　redwoods　into　a　set　of　furniture　after　he　(a)　was　requested　to　store　the　redwoods　for　another　person,　(b)　borrowed　the　redwoods　from　another　person,　or　(c)　found　the　redwoods　lost　by　another　person.　Participants　were　then　asked　to　decide　whether　the　original　possessor　or　the　modifier　of　the　transferred　objects　was　the　owner,　and　to　explain　their　answers.　The　results　showed　that　most　subjects　were　inclined　to　select　the　laborer　as　owner　in　the　losing　context,　and　support　the　original　possessor　as　owner　in　the　storing　context.　Participants　were　more　likely　to　justify　their　answers　with　the　first　possession　heuristic　in　the　storing　context,　but　more　likely　to　justify　their　answers　with　transfer　types　in　the　borrowing　context　and　justify　their　answers　with　knowledge　and　intention　in　the　losing　context.　The　study　shows　that　transfer　types　affect　use　of　the　labor　rule　in　adults＇　ownership　judgments,　and　may　shed　light　on　legislation　and　court　decisions　in　real　life.