Kurtz and Hovenkamp's Cases and Materials on American Property Law

This revised and updated casebook continues its traditional approach to the teaching of property law. New cases have been added covering rights of possessors, body organs as property, and class gifts. Chapters 10 and 11 on takings and zoning have been significantly revised to include the Supreme Court’s Kelo and Lingle decisions, including a detailed discussion of the angry aftermath to Kelo in both Congress and state legislatures, as well as how state courts have interpreted state constitutions to give greater protection than Kelo provides under the federal Constitution.