Customer Reviews

High Court Case Summaries on Property (Keyed to Dukeminier, 6th)

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In my property class, I have used this study aid extensively. It is great at whittling down the cases into easy-to-understand briefs. However, this does *not* replace actual briefing that every law student should do. Important facts, rules, explanations, and public policy arguments are often missing from the HCCS briefs. In addition, sometimes they miss what professors are really seeking in the arguments and sometimes miss the issue entirely. However, if you are looking for a good resource to supplement your own briefing and cut through a lot of the SCOTUS and Circuit Court garble, this is a great purchase. I received a B+ in Property I (the class average was a C+) - this helped achieve the grade.

The "High Court Case Summaries" is the best "canned brief" book you can buy.

Almost our entire 1L class uses this book. The book store can't keep them in stock.

Once you compare this canned brief book to others, you will really understand why.

The setup and organization of the book is top notch. The book explains why each case is important to the course.

And if that is not enough:
They even have funny photos for each case.

I have bought three of these books for three of my courses thus far, and would buy one for each one of my courses if they were available.

it has images that help you memorize the keyfacts of the case. It has definition of key legal vocabulary to understand the context. Way better than casebrief series from Wolters. Recommend it for quick reading of cases before class or for exam review.

I have a High Court's book for both my Property and Criminal law class. I am not impressed with either. They frequently miss major points in the cases, and worse, occasionally get the facts wrong (e.g. Regina v. Cunningham where the book claims that the victim, Mrs. Wade, was the defendant's prospective mother-in-law. FYI, she was the neighbor). They are good for obtaining a coarse understanding of the material when you haven't had to time to do the actual reading. However, in such instances it would be wise to return to the actual text book prior to outlining.

would purchase again...saves quite a bit of time instead of reading cases over and over to understand them.

I would highly recommend this book as a supplement to the case book. It really summed up the material well. It applies many of the cases that appear in Cribbet, Johnson, Findley, and Smith's Casebook on Property, 8th Edition. Even if that's not the casebook you're using, this book is still a really valuable resource as it is simply a summary of the concepts.

High Court Case Summaries does really well in getting you the information you need. It is very thorough, but concise. Definitely one of the best supplements I've found so far.