Chapter Ⅰ INTRODUCTION TO PROPERTY,COMMON LAW AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM 1
What is property,and what is property law？ 1
Why do we need to study common law property？ 2
The Judicial System in the United States 5
What Is Property Right 9
Jacque v.Steenberg Homes,Inc 10
Chapter Ⅱ POSSESSION AND FIRST ACQUISITION 17
A．Acquisition by Discovery 18
Johnson v.M'Intosh 18
B．Acquisition by Creation 25
Cheney Brothers v.Doris Silk Corp 26
C．Acquisition by Capture 28
Pierson v.Post 28
Chapter Ⅲ SUBSEQUENT POSSESSION 35
A．Law of Finders 35
McAvoy v.Medina 36
Hannah v.Peel 37
B．Adverse Possession 44
Van Valkenburgh v.Lutz 45
Chapter Ⅳ ORIGINAL OWNER'S RIGHTS 57
Bailments＆Good Faith Purchase 57
A．Bailments 57
B．Good Faith Purchase 61
Georgia O'Keeffe v.Barry Snyder 70
Porter v.Wertz 78
Chapter Ⅴ GIFTS AND JOINT BANK ACCOUNTS 85
A．Gifts in General 85
B．Bank Accounts 86
Franklin v.Anna National Bank of Anna 90
C．Gifts Inter Vivos or Causa Mortis 93
Gruen v.Gruen 93
Chapter Ⅵ TYPICAL ESTATES 101
White v.Brown 106
Battistone v.Banulski 117
Ink v.City of Canton 119
Chapter Ⅶ FUTURE INTERESTS 127
A．Types of Futures Interests-Generally 127
B．Remainders,Vested and Contingent 130
C．Future Interests Explained 132
Swanson v.Swanson 135
Chapter Ⅷ CONTINGENT FUTURE INTERESTS 139
A．Special Rules Governing Future Interests 139
B．Rule Against Perpetuities 144
Jee v.Audley 144
Chapter Ⅸ CO-OWNERSHIP AND MARITAL INTERESTS 153
A．Joint Tenancy＆Tenancy in Common 153
Harms v.Sprague 153
B．Coops and Condos 158
C．Marital Interest 166
Elkus v.Elkus 166
Chapter Ⅹ LANDLORD AND TENANT 171
A．Leasehold and Tenancy 171
Garner v.Gerrish 171
B．Sublease and Assignment 174
Kendall v.Ernest Pestana,Inc 174
C．Restriction on Use of Property 179
Nahrstedt v.Lakeside Village Condominium Associate,Inc 179
Chapter Ⅺ LAND TRANSACTIONS 185
A．Contract 185
Hickey v.Green 186
B．Marketable Title 190
Lohmeyer v.Bower 190
C．Title Assurance：Recording and Title Insurance 193
D．Mortgages 195
Bean v.Walker 195
Chapter Ⅻ PRIVATE LAND USE CONTROL：LAW OF SERVITUDES 201
A．Easements 201
Willard v.First Church of Christ,Scientist 205
B．Termination of Easements 208
Preseault v.United States 208
C．Covenants Running with the Land 217
Shelley v.Kraemer 217
Chapter ⅩⅢ NUISANCE AND JUDICIAL CONTROL OF LAND USE 223
A．Private Nuisance 224
Morgan v.High Penn Oil Co． 224
B．Public Nuisance 226
Boomer v.Atlantic Cement Co． 226
C．Coming to the Nuisance 230
Spur Industries,Inc.v.Del E.Webb Development Co 230
Chapter ⅩⅣ EMINENT DOMAIN AND LEGISLATIVE CONTROL OF LAND USE 237
A．Taking 237
B．Eminent Domain 238
C．Regulatory Taking 239
Pennsylvania Coal Company v.Mahon 239
Penn Central Transportation Co.v.City of New York 246
D．Land Reform 251
Hawaii Housing Authority v.Midkiff 251