The Law of Property: An Introduction Survey (American Casebook Series) [Hardcover]

Ralph E. Boyer (Author), Herbert Hovenkamp (Author), Sheldon F. Kurtz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0314829369 | ISBN-13: 978-0314829368 | Edition: 4th

Like-NEW. PERFECT CONDITION. Cases and statutory law are updated and the material reorganized; conforms with modern law school course in real property. Chapters open with brief outlines of the law encompassed within, providing an overview of rules in that area. This is followed by a series of factually-based problems designed to generate thoughts about how these rules could be applied in real life situations. In turn followed by statement of applicable law and analysis of legal issues raised, plus likely outcomes and current citations of the various laws.

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About the Author

Herbert Hovenkamp, University of Iowa; Sheldon F. Kurtz, University of Iowa

Product Details

• Hardcover: 696 pages
• Publisher: West Publishing Company; 4th edition (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0314829369
• ISBN-13: 978-0314829368
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,241,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and reliable, August 5, 2001

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John S. Ryan "Scott Ryan" (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Law of Property: An Introductory Survey (American Casebooks) (Hardcover)

What can you say about a hornbook? I'm trying to review the ones I use for class as fast as I finish using them, but except for famous ones like Prosser and Keeton, there's not much to do other than point out whether I found them helpful and reliable.

This one was both. As an evening law student with delusions of eternal youth, I just completed two semesters of property law during summer session, and I surely found Hovenkamp's discussions useful. (In general I prefer hornbooks to casebooks anyway.) The text includes lots of sample problems as well; you may especially appreciate this feature when you discuss estates, future interests, and the Rule Against Perpetuities.

I didn't notice anything that clearly set it apart from other property-law hornbooks, but we don't, after all, buy these things for the bells and whistles. It's a solid book that covers a standard subject in pretty much the standard order. Recommended to law students.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another night law students dream, November 23, 2003

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This review is from: The Law of Property: An Introductory Survey (American Casebooks) (Hardcover)

This is a very consise treatise of Property Law - it is not your typical hornbook - this is an excellent study book - with excelent hypos - it has very terse restatements of the law with killer Essay - hypo problems ( Lots of them too - numbers of roughly tracking the importance of the subject - IE lots of Adverse Possession probs - a few finders law probs ) - its like a Siegels or Emanuels Q&A but with hard covers - it is really a "find" for those studying property law. Im tickled the most recent edition is 2001 !

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent treatise, October 30, 2004

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This review is from: The Law of Property: An Introductory Survey (American Casebooks) (Hardcover)

This is an excellent treatise on the law of property. Because the sections on Bailments, Gifts, Rights of Possessors of Land, Present Possessory Freehold Estates, and Future Interests were very useful, I would recommend this book for the first semester of property. Unfortunately, Hovenkamp's coverage of issues traditionally discussed in second semester property is not as useful. For second semester, I would suggest using Understanding Property of the Understanding Series. This series is published by Lexis. Understanding Property is also useful for first semester, but because Hovenkamp's treatise covers first semester issues well, it's not really necessary.