The focused coverage of Examples & Explanations: Property, Third Edition, along with the proven Examples & Explanations format, which combines textual material with well-written examples, explanations, and questions that test the reader's understanding of the material covered, makes this text an invaluable means for helping students master the intricacies of property law. Among the features that have made this study aid a success:
eminently clear and readable text
six-part topical organization that matches the coverage of most first-year property courses and follows the organization of the best selling property casebook by Dukeminier, Krier, Alexander & Schill
rich pedagogy includes boldfaced legal terms and visual aids, such as charts and diagrams, especially for common-law estates--a topic that lends itself to diagrammatic presentation
the authors address principal cases used in most leading casebooks
skilled and experienced authorship by long-time teachers and scholars of property law
New to the Third Edition:
updated coverage of takings to include recent Supreme Court cases Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Kelo v. New London, and Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A.
expanded introduction to trusts with clear and detailed descriptions of a trust, a grantor, a trustee, a life beneficiary, and a remainderman
new substantive material added to coverage of:
the recording acts
the Third Restatement of Property concerning Servitudes (covenants and equitable servitudes)
Private Nuisance (Chapter 27) adjacent and subjacent support
updated coverage of the Rule Against Perpetuities
many examples and explanations have been revised for greater clarity and effectiveness
language in the text has been simplified where needed for even greater accessibility
With its focused coverage, concise format, and problem-based format, Examples & Explanations: Property, Third Edition, continues to provide Property students with the help and confidence they need to master this difficult first-year course.
