This casebook continues its traditional approach to the teaching of property law. The opening chapter continues to include a section of cases designed to hone a student's skill in close case analysis. The materials in the first seven chapters have been reorganized and the notes updated as appropriate. New cases have been added regarding rights of possessors, organs as property, and class gifts. Chapters 8-9 on servitudes and nuisance are updated, with expanded coverage of the Restatement (Third). Chapters 10 and 11 (takings and zoning) have been significantly revised. In particular, the takings chapter includes the Supreme Court's Kelo and Lingle decisions, including a detailed discussion of the angry aftermath to Kelo in both Congress and state legislatures, as well as of state courts that have interpreted state constitutions to give greater protection than Kelo does under the federal Constitution. The last three chapters, which are devoted to real estate transfer issues, remain largely intact with updating and the addition of one new principal case relating to rescission of a land sales contract. This casebook continues its traditional approach to the teaching of property law. The opening chapter continues to include a section of cases designed to hone a student's skill in close case analysis. The materials in the first seven chapters have been reorganized and the notes updated as appropriate. New cases have been added regarding rights of possessors, organs as property, and class gifts. Chapters 8-9 on servitudes and nuisance are updated, with expanded coverage of the Restatement (Third). Chapters 10 and 11 (takings and zoning) have been significantly revised. In particular, the takings chapter includes the Supreme Court's Kelo and Lingle decisions, including a detailed discussion of the angry aftermath to Kelo in both Congress and state legislatures, as well as of state courts that have interpreted state constitutions to give greater protection than Kelo does under the federal Constitution. The last three chapters, which are devoted to real estate transfer issues, remain largely intact with updating and the addition of one new principal case relating to rescission of a land sales contract.

Cases and Materials on American Property Law

Sheldon F. Kurtz

Herbert Hovenkamp

Business

Thomson/West

This book provides an analysis of the laws of intestate succession, wills, trusts, future interests, and the construction of wills and trusts. The book relies heavily on the provisions of the Uniform Probate Code, the Uniform Trust Code, and other uniform laws relating to the transfer of wealth. The book also includes an overview of the federal transfer tax laws.

Wills, Trusts and Estates, Including Taxation and Future Interests, 4th

William M. McGovern Jr.

David M. English

Tax Law

West Academic Publishing

Much of the jurisprudential materials on property have been folded into an updated, new first chapter, which retains the legal analytical and methodological flavor of the first edition. The book also includes a completely updated discussion of rent control, including the Supreme Court's Pennell decision; thorough analysis, including selections from all recent Supreme Court decisions, long notes on public choice theory and takings; and contractarian and republican vision of takings jurisprudence. Considerable attention is given to recent developments in state law. Also includes a completely revised and substantially shortened section on land transactions.

Cases and Materials on American Property Law, 3rd Ed. (American Casebook Series)

West Group

Thorough revision of the previous edition. Cases and statutory law are updated and the material reorganized; conforms with modern law school course in real property. Chapters open with brief outlines of the law encompassed within, providing an overview of rules in that area. This is followed by a series of factually-based problems designed to generate thoughts about how these rules could be applied in real life situations. In turn followed by statement of applicable law and analysis of legal issues raised, plus likely outcomes and current citations of the various laws.

The Law of Property : An Introductory Survey (American Casebooks)

Ralph E. Boyer

Cases and Materials on American Property Law (American Casebook Series)

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