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

About this book

This casebook provides a traditional approach to property law. The opening chapter which focuses on the law of personal property includes cases designed to hone a students skill in close case analysis while later chapters involving real property are geared toward helping students understand the nuances of property laws public and private aspects. The book in its entirety introduces students to a broad spectrum of material traditionally covered in a first-year property course and constructs a foundation for upper-level courses like trusts and estates real estate finance mortgages land-use planning and zoning secured transactions and others. The 7th edition features new cases in almost every chapter and expanded discussions involving the financing of property transactions servitudes and Fifth Amendment takings. It also includes refreshed charts and tables. The notes and comments have been appropriately updated to include recent trends cases and novel issues.