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Property | 
| Authors: James E. Krier, Michael H. Schill, Gregory S. Alexander
Creator: Jesse Dukeminier
Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $142.00
Buy New: $138.00
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 31470
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 6
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1094
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 7.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 0735557926
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.7304
EAN: 9780735557925
Publication Date: March 30, 2006
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 popular ... but why? May 18, 2006
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
After completing my first year of law school, I really wonder why so many professors use this textbook. More than half the people I spoke with in my class thought the casebook's usability was poor or worse.
Property is not a difficult class, aside from future estates and related issues (Rule Against Perpetuities). The hardest thing about property is knowing the jurisdictional views on various aspects of property law, and this casebook does only an OK job highlighting that. It is basically a lot of memorization and the learning of that material could have been substantially aided by organizing the book differently.
Additionally, many of its cases are not sufficiently edited, thereby necessitating that one read through too much irrelevant information to get to the legal issue. My other case books are much more balanced on this issue.
As a last note, the production quality is lower than what I would expect for its price. The paper chosen and the fair reproduction of what photos exist in the book contrast strongly with its price.
I suppose this sounds like a laundry list of complaints, but the book compares poorly to my other casebooks, simply stated.
 An Oasis in the Casebook Desert February 17, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Easily the best casebook I have had yet. The cases are interesting and easy to follow. The authors have made a shocking break with casebook tradition and have included notes which clarify and enlighten, rather than bewilder and confuse. Occasional pictures relating to cases are also included. Always a joyful surprise when faced with the evening's herculean reading assignment to get a whole page gratis! Admittedly, the professor doesn't come with the book, but this book definitely takes you half the way towards loving property.
confusion, eternal confusion December 12, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Despite the opinions of other reviewers on this site, this is not a well written book. I am speaking of the Future Interests section in particular.
In order explain concepts, the book uses terms that are defined later in the chapter, and simply gives examples without clarifying.
I think the authors are capable of explaining these concepts in an understandable way, but fail to do so. This is evident once you use the Gilberts outline written by Dukeminier, where concepts are well defined. Perhaps this is a ploy to sell more Gilberts. Regardless, the textbook leaves much to be desired.
Kinda Lousy February 13, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is easily the WORST casebook I have ever owned.
LOUSY for learning future interest and possessory estates.
LOUSY for learning mortgages.
LOUSY for learning adverse possession.
Mainly lousy, lousy, lousy.
Don't buy this book without purchasing a hell of a study aid b/c you won't learn jack from it since it's horribly written.
Don't buy this book w/out purchasing a hell of a good pair of reading glasses b/c the print is practically microscopic.
I can't believe I have to suffer through another property course w/this terrible book.
Easily the best casebook in existence... May 24, 2003
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This casebook can be summed up in one word: AWESOME. I know it sounds ridiculous, but you will look forward to reading this book at night. It is coherent, clearly explains the concepts with examples to follow (although does not give answers, which can be frustrating, at times), has a structure that is easy to follow, and the notes following cases supplement what you've read, instead of stating the meaning of the case. Dukeminier and Krier should write and edit all law school textbooks, since the student can feel confident that he/she has a firm first grip on the matter of Property when finishing this book. I would also suggest the Gilbert's supplement if you want to further your understanding of this book, only because Dukeminier himself wrote it, and it is an excellent supplement to this phenomenal book. I never thought I'd like a subject entitled "Property," but this was one of my favorite first year classes.
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