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Property Examples & Explanations, 3e
enlarge	Authors: D. Barlow Burke, Joseph Snoe Publisher: Aspen Publishers Category: Book List Price: ~~$44.95~~ Buy New: $33.75 as of 3/11/2010 19:17 PST details You Save: $11.20 (25%) New (20) Used (17) from $29.89 Seller: Amazon.com Media: Paperback Edition: 3 Pages: 700 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2 Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.9 x 1.2 ISBN: 0735570310 Dewey Decimal Number: 346.7304 EAN: 9780735570313 ASIN: 0735570310 Publication Date: March 14, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description The focused coverage of Property Examples and Explanations, Third Edition, along with the proven Examples and 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, Property Examples and Explanations, Third Edition, continues to provide Property students with the help and confidence they need to master this difficult first-year course.

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next » Editor Needed December 13, 2009 Parker Emerson (Richmond, VA) Overall, this book is poor. Not truly abysmal, but of of a generally poor nature. While Burke and Snoe make decent work of explaining the law of Property, and showing examples, the book really needs a better editor. In virtually every chapter, one of the fact patterns didn't make it through the author's revisioning without gaining or losing an appendage. Names will be referenced in the answer ("explanation") to a question, but that name is not in the fact pattern. Example: In the answer to Chapter 28, question 1E, there is a reference to a Bryan and his reliance on a reservation in the easement to Dan. There's no reference to Bryan in Question 1's fact pattern, and it's not particularly easy to see who they meant to refer to. This is not an isolated incident. It's a regular occurrence in the book. And it doesn't inspire much confidence, since I'm using this book to finesse my comprehension of some of the finer points of my Property class. Their policy questions are incredibly vague, as well. I mean, I'm not expecting to be handed the answer in the prompt, but some idea of what I'm expected to be thinking about would help. In addition, and this may be a criticism of the nature of property in general, the book occasionally tells you to "Come back when you've learned X," where X is something from a future chapter. If I need to know both W and X to answer a question, put it in X's latter chapter, not W's former chapter. It's better to refer back to something than to refer forward. I don't have another Property guide to compare this to, I'm only comparing this to my other two E&E books - Glannon's Civil Procedure and Glannon's Torts. Those were excellently done. Burke and Snoe don't do a bad job, they just need someone to spot-check all the errors in their book. Worst E&E ever May 1, 2009 Y. H. Lee (Alexandria, VA) I am using the 3rd edition Property E&E to prepare for my finals and it is appalling how terrible this one is. I'm surprised that many other reviewers are giving this book good reviews. I agree completely with the previous negative reviews. The authors use incoherent sentences, do not flesh out the topics in enough depth, and ask questions which cannot be answered solely based on the explained content. Wish I had time to go find a better alternative... Lifesaver! April 16, 2009 Christine Couvillon (Durham, NC) 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. Not worth it. March 9, 2009 B. Fabrikant 0 out of 1 found this review helpful This book is fairly comprehensive but unfortunately badly written. The chapters are written in unclear and confusing language, and the material is not well presented. This book should be at the bottom of any list for someone considering a good property supplement. Easy to use March 9, 2009 kai chan (VA, USA) Comprehensive and easy to read and uderstand. Many examples and scenarios for each topics. I recommend it for every law studend. Showing reviews 1-5 of 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next »

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