Chapter

Problems

From Property: Volume 1 Christian Turner Assistant Professor of Law University of Georgia School of Law eLangdell® Press 2012 by Christian

Concepts

1. Abandonment

   "The court must first conclude that the object is “up for grabs,” for example by having been abandoned."

2. Intent

   "The difficulty concerns whether the original owners of the artifacts, those who buried them, intended to abandon the artifacts. An intent to abandon might be defined as an intent never to recover obj

3. Equal Interests

   "This case concerns two salvage operations that each claim exclusive rights to an abandoned, sunken ship. Usually the court would identify one or the other as having obtained first possession, and thu