Property

by Joseph William Singer

This overview of property law addresses both classic and contemporary topics covered in the first-year property course in a clear, accessible format. The book offers clear explanations of property law through textual treatment, with numerous examples, analytical discussion of key cases, and issues followed byhypotheticals. Emphasis is placed on disagreements among states about the applicable rules of property law, with explanations of the conflicting issues.

Key Features:


New section on the subprime mortgage crisis provides a contemporary look at property law (includes a discussion of the MassachusettsSJCcase Commonwealth v. Fremont) Material on the Harry Potter copyright case (Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. & J.K. Rowling v.RDRBooks) Recent Oregon land-use ballot initiatives regarding property owners' rights (Measures 37 and 49) and their impact A new case on ownership issues surrounding Civil War-era papers once belonging to the governors of South Carolina (Wilcox v.Stroup) "

969 pages, Paperback

First published November 26, 2013

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great supplementary text to the casebook by Singer; I wish I had picked up it sooner. It didn't help me do good on the final or anything like that but has excellent commentary/criticism that I found really interesting - it was a breath of fresh air from the typical law school garbage.