Property (Examples & Explanations) - Softcover

Burke, Barlow; Snoe, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735570310 ISBN 13: 9780735570313

Publisher: Aspen Law & Business, 2008

Synopsis

The focused coverage of <b>Examples & Explanations: Property, Third Edition</b> , along with the proven <i>Examples & Explanations</i> format, which combines textual material with well-written examples, explanations, and questions that test the reader's understanding of the material covered, makes this text an invaluable means for helping students master the intricacies of property law. Among the features that have made this study aid a success: <ul> <li> eminently clear and readable text </li> <li> six-part topical organization that matches the coverage of most first-year property courses and follows the organization of the best selling property casebook by Dukeminier, Krier, Alexander & Schill </li> <li> rich pedagogy includes boldfaced legal terms and visual aids, such as charts and diagrams, especially for common-law estates—a topic that lends itself to diagrammatic presentation </li> <li> the authors address principal cases used in most leading casebooks </li> <li> skilled and experienced authorship by long-time teachers and scholars of property law </li> </ul> New to the Third Edition: <ul> <li> updated coverage of takings to include recent Supreme Court cases <i> Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency</i>, <i> Kelo v. New London</i>, and <i>Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A. </i> </li> <li> expanded introduction to trusts with clear and detailed descriptions of a trust, a grantor, a trustee, a life beneficiary, and a remainderman </li> <li> new substantive material added to coverage of: <ul> <li> the recording acts </li> <li> the Third Restatement of Property concerning Servitudes (covenants and equitable servitudes) </li> <li> Private Nuisance—Chapter 27—adjacent and subjacent support </li> </ul> </li> <li> updated coverage of the Rule Against Perpetuities </li> <li> many examples and explanations have been revised for greater clarity and effectiveness </li> <li> language in the text has been simplified where needed for even greater accessibility </li> </ul> With its focused coverage, concise format, and problem-based format, <b> Examples & Explanations: Property, Third Edition</b>, continues to provide Property students with the help and confidence they need to master this difficult first-year course. <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

Edition details

• Publisher: Aspen Law & Business
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735570310
• ISBN 13: 9780735570313
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 665