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