Property

by Smith, James Charles; Larson, Edward J.; Nagle, John Copeland; Kidwell, John A.

• ISBN13: 9780735540835
• ISBN10: 0735540837
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

Professors who want a book that broadens the traditional land-based property book coverage to include intellectual property and other emerging forms of property will find this new offering ideally suited to their purposes. Property: Cases and Materials fully integrates intellectual property and other forms of intangible personal property with solid treatment of land-based property. This brand new casebook sets the stage for a lively and enlightening course: Provides an integrated study of both 'old' and 'new' property in one concise volume. Provokes debate over fundamental questions from multiple perspectives: The creation of property, information as property, collective versus individual rights, and when an interest qualifies as property, rather than being protected by some other body of law. Through the discussion of intellectual property shows how a body of law grows over time and responds to new social and technological environments. Provides transitional material and explanatory notes to help students Understand The purpose of the cases and readings. Includes appellate decisions, statutes, regulations, administrative decisions, law review articles, and non-legal materials. Instructors will appreciate: the casebook's flexible structure, which allows chapters to stand alone or be omitted when the time is right. the compelling selection of cases and materials, such as Elvis Presley International Memorial Foundation v. Crowell (the right of publicity), Panavision International, L.P. v. Toeppen (rights in Internet domain names), Dred Scott v. Sandford (rights in human beings And The role of social values in defining property), The most recent taking cases, and Gary Smith's the Ball, An article on the dispute over the Barry Bonds homerun ball. A Teacher's Manual which explains the selection of materials, suggests how to use them in class, and offers additional readings. to make your next Property class as timely as tomorrow's headlines, adopt Property: Cases and Materials .

Table of Contents

Preface	xix
Credits	xxi
Introduction	1	(56)
Perspectives on Property Law	1	(10)
Definitions of Property	1	(1)
Commentaries on the Laws of England	2	(1)
William Blackstone
American Law Institute, Restatement (First) of Property (1936)	2	(1)
Dialogue on Private Property	2	(1)
Felix S. Cohen
Several Classic Perspectives on Property	3	(1)
Ancient Law	3	(2)
Henry Maine
Summa Theologica	5	(1)
Thomas Aquinas
Two Treatises of Government	6	(2)
John Locke
Theory of Legislation	8	(2)
Jeremy Bentham
The Wealth of Nations	10	(1)
Adam Smith
Right of Publicity	11	(22)
State of Tennessee ex rel. Elvis Presley International Memorial Foundation v. Crowell	12	(5)
The Tragedy of the Commons	17	(5)
Garrett Hardin
The Tragedy of the Anticommons: Property in the Transition from Marx to Markets	22	(1)
Michael Heller
Maritote v. Desilu Productions, Inc.	23	(3)
Property and Personhood	26	(3)
Margaret Jane Radin
Midler v. Ford Motor Company	29	(4)
Types of Rights to Property	33	(24)
Carter v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.	33	(10)
Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral	43	(5)
Guido Calabresi
A. Douglas Melamed
Vote Buying	48	(4)
Richard L. Hasen
Raider v. Dixie Inn	52	(5)
Personal Property	57	(60)
Distinction Between Real and Personal Property	57	(3)
Wood v. Wood	58	(2)
Finders	60	(22)
Armory v. Delamirie	60	(1)
Bridges v. Hawkesworth	61	(1)
South Staffordshire Water Co. v. Sharman	62	(2)
Hannah v. Peel	64	(2)
Morgan v. Wiser	66	(2)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	68	(2)
Mark Twain
Columbus-America Discovery Group v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company	70	(5)
Popov v. Hayahsi	75	(7)
Bailees	82	(9)
First American Bank, N.A. v. District of Columbia	82	(5)
Shamrock Hilton Hotel v. Caranas	87	(4)
Bona Fide Purchasers	91	(9)
Kotis v. Nowlin Jewelry, Inc.	93	(3)
Charles Evans BMW, Inc. v. Williams	96	(4)
Gifts	100	(17)
Simpson v. Simpson	100	(1)
Gruen v. Gruen	101	(5)
In re Estate of Smith	106	(4)
Lindh v. Surman	110	(3)
Albinger v. Harris	113	(4)
Protecting Possession	117	(108)
Trespass and the Right to Exclude	117	(24)
Jacque v. Steenberg Homes, Inc.	117	(5)
Adams v. Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company	122	(7)
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. v. Village of Stratton	129	(7)
CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc.	136	(5)
Adverse Possession	141	(29)
Howard v. Kunto	143	(4)
Mannillo v. Gorski	147	(5)
ITT Rayonier, Inc. v. Bell	152	(4)
Halpern v. Lacy Investment Corporation	156	(3)
O'Keeffe v. Snyder	159	(11)
Jus Tertii Defense	170	(7)
Anderson v. Gouldberg	171	(1)
Russell v. Hill	172	(1)
Tapscott v. Cobbs	173	(4)
Mistaken Improvers	177	(11)
Welherbee v. Green	177	(4)
Isle Royale Mining Company v. Hertin	181	(4)
Hardy v. Burroughs	185	(3)
Vertical Limits	188	(23)
United States v. Causby	188	(7)
Southwest Weather Research, Inc. v. Rounsaville	195	(3)
Elliff v. Texon Drilling Co.	198	(7)
Edwards v. Sims	205	(6)
Surface Changes	211	(14)
Board of Trustees v. Sand Key Associates, Ltd.	211	(7)
Goddard v. Winchell	218	(7)
Intellectual Property	225	(86)
Introduction	225	(2)
The Historical Foundations of Intellectual Property Law	227	(34)
The Constitution (1789)	227	(4)
Baker v. Selden	231	(5)
The Law of Patents for Useful Inventions	236	(2)
W. Robinson
Hanover Star Milling Company v. Metcalf	238	(7)
International News Service v. Associated Press	245	(11)
Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.	256	(5)
Intellectual Property Law Matures	261	(18)
Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas City	261	(9)
Selected Provisions from 35 U.S.C.	270	(1)
E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Company v. Christopher	271	(4)
The Revision of the Copyright Statute (1978)	275	(4)
Intellectual Property at the End of the 20th Century	279	(32)
Jordache Enterprises, Inc. v. Hogg Wyld, Ltd.	279	(7)
Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.	286	(10)
White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.	296	(6)
Panavision International, L.P. v. Toeppen	302	(5)
Patently Problematic	307	(4)
Property in Living Things	311	(40)
Animals and Other Organisms	311	(17)
Pierson v. Post	311	(4)
Bilida v. McCleod	315	(5)
Diamond v. Chakrabarty	320	(8)
Human Life	328	(23)
Dred Scott v. Sandford	328	(5)
Moore v. Regents of University of California	333	(10)
Newman v. Sathyavaglswaran	343	(8)
Present Estates	351	(32)
Introduction	351	(3)
In re O'Connor's Estate	352	(2)
Fee Simple Absolute	354	(4)
Roberts v. Rhodes	355	(3)
Fee Simple Defeasible	358	(12)
Higbee Corporation v. Kennedy	359	(3)
Mayor and City Council of Ocean City v. Taber	362	(3)
City of Palm Springs v. Living Desert Reserve	365	(5)
Fee Tail	370	(1)
Life Estate	371	(11)
White v. Brown	371	(4)
Williams v. Estate of Williams	375	(4)
Woodrick v. Wood	379	(3)
Leasehold Estates	382	(1)
Future Interests	383	(36)
Reversion and Remainders	384	(11)
ABO Petroleum Corporation v. Amstutz	384	(3)
Swanson v. Swanson	387	(4)
Baker v. Weedon	391	(4)
Right of Entry and Possibility of Reverter	395	(8)
Mahrenholz v. County Board of School Trustees	396	(3)
Ink v. City of Canton	399	(4)
Executory Interests	403	(3)
City of Klamath Falls v. Bell	403	(3)
Rule Against Perpetuities	406	(6)
Warren v. Albrecht	406	(3)
United Virginia Bank/Citizens & Marine v. Union Oil Company of California	409	(3)
Rules of Construction and Rules of Law	412	(7)
Harris Trust and Savings Bank v. Beach	413	(6)
Concurrent Ownership	419	(68)
Cotenants	419	(24)
Right to Shared Possession	420	(1)
Tompkins v. Superior Court	420	(3)
Barrow v. Barrow	423	(5)
White v. Smyth	428	(7)
Joint Tenancy	435	(1)
James v. Taylor	435	(3)
Jackson v. O'Connell	438	(2)
Duncan v. Vassaur	440	(3)
Marital Property	443	(44)
Tenancy by the Entirety	444	(1)
United States v. Craft	444	(8)
Death	452	(1)
Divorce	453	(2)
O'Brien v. O'Brien	455	(7)
Goldstein v. Goldstein	462	(3)
Community Property	465	(3)
In re Marriage of Horn	468	(4)
Osuna v. Quintana	472	(4)
Property Rights of Unmarried Couples	476	(1)
Marvin v. Marvin	477	(10)
Landlord and Tenant	487	(70)
Nature and Types of Leasehold Estates	487	(6)
Cook v. University Plaza	488	(3)
Prescott v. Smits	491	(2)
Delivery of Possession	493	(4)
Dieffenbach v. Mcintyre	493	(4)
Quiet Enjoyment	497	(6)
Smith v. McEnany	497	(3)
Blackett v. Olanoff	500	(3)
Condition of Premises	503	(18)
Edwards v. Habib	503	(5)
Javins v. First National Realty Corp.	508	(13)
Tenant's Use	521	(9)
Stroup v. Conant	521	(3)
Brown v. Dubois	524	(4)
White v. Molyneux	528	(2)
Landlord's Remedies for Tenant's Breach	530	(13)
Commonwealth Building Corp. v. Hirschfield	530	(2)
Berg v. Wiley	532	(5)
Khan v. Heritage Property Management	537	(4)
Holy Properties Limited, L.P. v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.	541	(2)
Transfers by Landlord and Tenant	543	(14)
Jaber v. Miller	543	(5)
Kendall v. Ernest Pestana, Inc.	548	(9)
Housing	557	(48)
Housing Discrimination	557	(21)
Chicago Real Estate Board v. City of Chicago	557	(5)
Fair Housing Act	562	(2)
Neithamer v. Brenneman Property Services, Inc.	564	(4)
Woodard v. Fanboy, L.L.C.	568	(4)
Attorney General v. Desilets	572	(6)
Housing Codes	578	(8)
Economic Analysis of Law	578	(3)
Richard Posner
City and County of San Francisco v. Sainez	581	(5)
Making Housing Affordable	586	(19)
Town of Telluride, Colorado v. Lot Thirty-Four Venture, L.L.C.	587	(5)
Thompson v. U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development	592	(7)
Building Homes, Building Neighborhoods: Family Selection and Family Nurture for Low Income Housing in Two Southern Communities	599	(6)
Peter L. Beard
Regina M. Hopkins
Real Estate Transfers	605	(36)
Contracts of Sale	608	(8)
Ward v. Mattuschek	608	(4)
Brush Grocery Kart, Inc. v. Sure Fine Market, Inc.	612	(4)
Property Quality	616	(9)
Donnelly v. Taylor	616	(3)
Reed v. King	619	(2)
Stambovsky v. Ackley	621	(4)
Recording System	625	(16)
Caruso v. Parkos	629	(6)
Raub v. General Income Sponsors of Iowa, Inc.	635	(6)
Private Land Use Restrictions	641	(90)
Overview of Land Use	641	(3)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Sidalcea Keckii (Keck's Checkermallow)	641	(3)
Easements	644	(38)
Marcus Cable Associates v. Krohn	645	(9)
Thompson v. E.I.G. Palace Mall, L.L.C.	654	(4)
Schwab v. Timmons	658	(6)
Lobato v. Taylor	664	(8)
Preseault v. United States	672	(7)
Protecting the Land: Conservation Easements, Voluntary Actions, and Private Lands	679	(3)
Julie Ann Gustanski
Covenants	682	(28)
Tulk v. Moxhay	682	(3)
Columbia Club, Inc. v. American Fletcher Realty Corporation	685	(8)
Fong v. Hashimoto	693	(4)
Nahrstedt v. Lakeside Village Condominium Association	697	(9)
Peckham v. Milroy	706	(4)
Nuisance Law	710	(21)
Luensmann v. Zimmer-Zampese & Associates	711	(1)
Prah v. Maretti	712	(6)
Mark v. Oregon	718	(6)
Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co.	724	(7)
Government Land Use Restrictions	731	(72)
Zoning	731	(38)
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Company	731	(10)
Snake River Brewing Company, Inc. v. Town of Jackson, Wyoming	741	(7)
Watergate West, Inc. v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment	748	(4)
Omnipoint Communications Enterprises, L.P. v. Zoning Hearing Board of Easttown Township	752	(5)
Price v. the Planning Board City of Keene	757	(3)
Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999	760	(5)
H.H.B., L.L.C. v. D & F, L.L.C.	765	(4)
Growth Controls	769	(12)
Construction Industry Association of Sonoma County v. City of Petaluma	769	(7)
The Case for Sprawl	776	(5)
Gregg Easterbrook
Regulating Particular Uses of Land	781	(8)
City of New Orleans v. Pergament	781	(3)
Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. Unocal Corporation	784	(5)
Public Lands	789	(14)
Mausolf v. Babbitt	789	(5)
The Wilderness Society v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service	794	(9)
Takings	803	(60)
The Power of Eminent Domain	803	(13)
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders	803	(6)
Georgia Department of Transportation v. Jasper County	809	(3)
United States v. 564.54 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Monroe and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania	812	(4)
What Constitutes a ``Taking''?	816	(40)
Hadacheck v. Sebastian	818	(4)
Pennsylvania Coal Company v. Mahon	822	(6)
Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City	828	(5)
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council	833	(5)
Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency	838	(5)
Philip Morris, Inc. v. Reilly	843	(6)
Dolan v. City of Tigard	849	(7)
Takings Policy	856	(7)
The Armstrong Principle, The Narratives of Takings, and Compensation Statutes	856	(7)
William Michael Treanor
Table of Cases	863	(6)
Index	869