Hello All: We will begin our study of property by thinking about some fundamental questions, including: What is property, why is it important, and how does one acquire it in the first instance? You will find the first reading assignment on our Blackboard page. It should be available by Thursday, January 4.
Texts:
Dukeminier, Krier, et al., Property: Concise Edition (3rd ed. 2021) (page numbers refer to casebook unless otherwise specified)
Murray, Cuison-Villazor, & Brophy, Integrating Spaces ( 2nd ed 2023) (hereinafter “I.S.”)
Additional reading assignments will be made available on Blackboard as indicated.

Please read and be prepared to discuss the following for our first week of class.

The Concept of Property
Sprankling & Coletta, The Concept of Property: Blackboard

Acquisition by Discovery
Johnson v. McIntosh: Dukeminier Casebook, p. 3-14
Notes and Questions (on Johnson): Integrating Spaces, p. 22-26