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Very thorough, well organized, great for hypos and exam prep., May 11, 2010
This review is from: Property Examples & Explanations, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
This is a great supplement to use for practice hypos and explaining difficult areas of property law. Out of all of the E&E books, this has been by far the most examples and is much more conceptual than usual. If you like E&E for in-depth coverage this may work well for you. The organization is very simple, going through several topics and then presenting examples of 3-8 lines with follow up explanations of the examples. That is the entire book, no checklists, flowcharts, or exam practice questions at the end.
I used various supplements for this class. Before buying all of them, I would go to your law library and look them over, use them for your class and see which work best for you. My biggest mistake was thinking by using supplements I would learn less or get screwed up. Professors tell you whether they like supplements or not, but if you use them to prepare for class, still at least go through the cases and take NOTES from what professors say, you will do far better.
I will explain the supplements I used and how I studied for class and finals. In the both semesters I read
Understanding Property Law to get a more in-depth explanation of materials I had difficulty with. Before each class assignment I read through
Emanuel Law Outlines: Property, Dukeminier/Krier Edition for my casebook (casebook
Property) and then used it to work through the assigned reading. After class I quickly ran through my notes and organized them a bit into a rough outline (10-15 mins). Then on the weekend I would work on hypos using E&E and
Siegel's Property: Essay and Multiple-Choice Questions and Answers from the library just to get some extra hypos.
In the first semester, upon reaching the RAP, I used a great CHEAP (get used since only use a couple weeks) workbook
A student's guide to estates in land and future interests: Text, examples, problems and answers (Student guide series). This definitely made things much easier because it is presented in a way that children can understand. The RAP seems complicated, but it is actually quite simple, which is why this was so useful.
CrunchTime Property 2009 (The Crunchtime Series) is essentially a non-keyed version of the full Emanuel outline, minus the in-depth coverage. The full, (especially if keyed) outline is definitely worth the extra money.
These books collectively were not necessary, but they helped. If short on cash, the books from most helpful to least are your required casebook, Emanuel (especially if keyed), Understanding Property, E&E, and Seigels. However, many prefer E&E for explanation over Understanding.
See my other reviews regarding the books mentioned above. However, only the first couple paragraphs will be different.
Good Luck, I will try and answer any comments!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lifesaver!, April 15, 2009
This review is from: Property Examples & Explanations, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
I've read some of the reviews and all I can say is, don't let them persuade you not to buy this book! I can only speak for the third edition (perhaps earlier ones weren't as good). All I know is, I was COMPLETELY lost in my property class, absolutely clueless about the estate system, the rule against perpetuities, and almost everything else. I stopped reading for the class and stopped paying attention because I just found the material boring and difficult to follow; I was just lost. But, I've taught myself Property Law from this study aid! About 6 weeks before the final, I started reading this E&E and now, after outlining the material contained in it, I understand estates, perpetuities, everything! I can do all of the practice problems I've tried and I really know what's going on. I'm very confident going into the final that I will do well and that's saying something after how lost I was. It's all thanks to this book. The explanations are clear, the examples really cemented things in my head, the material is presented in a logical manner. I just can't imagine how stressed I'd be without this book. I looked at the Gilbert's for Property, but I just don't like the outline format, there's not enough meat to it. I like the E&E because there's more substance, more to wrap my head around; it seems more thorough than the Gilbert's. Don't hesitate to buy this study aid, no matter how lost you are in property.
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better than a case book, August 11, 2011
This review is from: Property Examples & Explanations, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
My property law professors final exam was open book. So I highlighted the important terms in the index and copied some of my outline into the margins and blank pages of this book. I used this book as my outline during the final and got an A-. My prof had a combination of short answer, multiple choice and long essays. Using the index to look up short answer topics saved me a lot of time and I was very accurate.
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