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This law school casebook presents a simple, concise text, providing information in outline form. An excellent introduction with many references to the historical development of this area of law. Chapters include background, freehold estates, nonfreehold estates, seisin and its significance, common law type of future interests, the rule in Shelley’s case and the doctrine of worthier title, common law methods of conveyancing, uses and the statute of uses, the effect… More >>
Moynihan’s Introduction to the Law of Real Property
Tags: casebook, common law, concise text, introduction to the law of real property, law of real property, law school, seisin, shelley
My Property professor relied heavily on Moynihan, but even if he hadn’t, I would have appreciated this book. It presents concepts clearly and simply, appropriate for the lay reader. However, it is dense, and there is a lot of information packed into a very few pages. I particularly benefitted from chapters two and three. Some of the other sections move too heavily into the history and evolution of certain types of conveyances (fee tails, for instance), which was not helpful for my particular course. There are practice conveyances at the end of each chapter, which, since the answers are both given and explained, are useful.
Rating: 4 / 5
Property sucks, there’s no doubt about that, but this little book really helps with the more complicated issues, like the introduction to trusts and estates, which tend to give you the most problems. The examples are easy to read and it gives you a really great overview of the topic. I don’t know what I would have done without Moynihan!
Rating: 5 / 5