Chapter

Review

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

Concepts

1. First Possessor

   "Now that we have read cases defining the concept of possession, return to the case of Bridges v. Hawkesworth. Argue, contrary to the court’s decision in that case, that the shop owner is the first po

2. Labor Theory

   "Which of the following most directly rebuts a “Lockean labor theory” argument that a litigant, call him A, should be declared the owner of an object: (a) A committed a moral wrong in the course of ac

3. Appellate Review

   "In Terry v. Lock, the appellate court decides that the trial court’s decision that the found money was mislaid was not “clearly erroneous.” We’ve seen that appellate courts generally review legal det

4. Nuisance Test

   "Is the “substantial and unreasonable” test, used to determine whether there is a nuisance, a rule or a standard? Argue against this test based only on the test’s status as a rule or standard. That is