Property Examples & Explanations, 3e
by D. Barlow Burke, Joseph Snoe
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Author: D. Barlow Burke, Joseph SnoeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-14
ISBN: 0735570310
Number of pages: 700
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Book Reviews of Property Examples & Explanations, 3e
Book Review: Editor Needed
Summary: 2 Stars
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.
Summary of Property Examples & Explanations, 3e
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.
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