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Property Study Aids

Study Aids for Estates, Future Interests and the Rule Against Perpetuities

Property, generally:

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	Contains summaries of cases from casebooks.
	Contains outlines.
	Contains sample exam questions and answers.
	Recommended by ASP or a professor.

Hypotheticals

Acing Property by Colleen E. Medill
Call Number: Law Study Aids (Law Library)

Publication Date: 2022

This study aid uses outline-like checklists that are designed to lead students through the analytical steps necessary to evaluate and resolve property issues. Each chapter concludes with practice problems and solutions that illustrate how students can use the checklist to analyze property issues when writing their exams.
2022 edition available via West Academic Digital Study Aids
Examples and Explanations for Property by Barlow Burke; Joseph Snoe
Call Number: Law Study Aids

Publication Date: 2023-05-17

2023 ed. on Aspen Learning Library online
Questions and Answers: Property, Third Ed. by Donald Kochan; John Nagle
Call Number: Law Study Aids (Law Library)

Publication Date: 2022-09-30

Hornbooks, Nutshells and Other Narrative Text

These books present the law in a text format with references to cases, statutes and secondary sources. Thompson West's Hornbook Series cover topics in great detail and is useful for obtaining a deeper understanding of a subject. Others, such as the Nutshell and the Concise Hornbook Series, cover key concepts with less detail, but are excellent for quick reference and review.

Hornbooks

The Law of Property (Hornbook) by Herbert Hovenkamp; Sheldon F. Kurtz; Thomas P. Gallanis
Call Number: LAW OASP

Publication Date: 2014 updated with pocket parts

Each chapter begins with an overview of rules and concepts, followed by a series of problems and exercises designed to demonstrate how the rules and concepts apply in real situations. Each problem is followed by a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues raised, including citations of the relevant cases and statutes.
Also available via West Academic Digital Study Aids
The Law of Property (hornbook) by Whitman, et al.
Call Number: KF570 .C86 2019 (Reference). Updated with pocket parts

Also available via West Academic Digital Study Aids
Moynihan's Introduction to the Law of Real Property (Hornbook) by Sheldon F. Kurtz
Call Number: Treatises KF570.M6 2011

Publication Date: 2011 updated with pocket parts

Also available via West Academic Digital Study Aids

Nutshells

Landlord and Tenant Law in a Nutshell
Call Number: via West Academic study aids

Publication Date: 2018

Case Briefs

Casenote Legal Briefs for Property
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Expert case studies and analyses and quicknote definitions of legal terms help you prepare for class discussion. Three different books, each one keyed to a different case book: 1. Dukeminier, Krier, Alexander, Schill, and Strahilevitz; 2. Rabin, Kwall, Kwall, and Arnold and 3. Singer, Berger, Davidson, and Penalver
High Court Case Summaries, Property (Keyed to Dukeminier)
Call Number: West Academic Online Study Aids

Publication Date: 2023

* Also contains AUDIO
* There is also one available keyed to the Cribbet case book.
High Court Case Summaries on Property: A Contemporary Approach (Keyed to Sprankling, Coletta, and Salcido, 6th)
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2024
Property Cold Call Companion
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2024

animated case brief videos, written case brief, advice for prepping for class discussion,Test Yourself questions
Property Stories
Call Number: West Academic Online Study Aids

Publication Date: 2009

This title provides the law student with an enriched understanding of 12 leading property cases. It focuses on how lawyers, judges, and policy factors shaped the litigation, and why the cases have attained noteworthy status.

Other

A Short and Happy Guide to Property
Call Number: West Academic Online Study Aids

Publication Date: 2022
Understanding Property Law by John Sprankling
Call Number: Law Study Aids

Publication Date: 2022-12-05

Outlines for Property

* This guide contains a separate section for materials that focus specifically on Estates, Future Interests and the Rule Against Perpetuities.

(Emanuel Crunchtime) Property
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2024

* Includes flow charts for analyzing issues and an outline of key concepts.
* Includes an exam tips section, with sample multiple-choice, short answer and essay questions.
(Emanuel Law Outlines) Property 10th ed.
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2023

* Outlines, sample multiple-choice and essay questions with explanations, exam tips.
* Includes textbook correlation chart.
Gilbert Law Summary on Property
Call Number: West AcademicOnline Study Aids

Publication Date: 2025

Comprehensive outline on Property, including expert explanations of applicable law and practice exam questions.
The Glannon Guide to Property, Fifth Ed. by James Charles Smith
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2022

* Presents the law of property by explaining concepts, which are immediately followed by multiple choice questions and analysis.

Study Aids for Estates, Future Interests and the Rule Against Perpetuities

These materials focus specifically on Estates, Future Interests and the Rule Against Perpetuities. Each guide contains explanations and practice problems.

Estates in Land and Future Interests by Linda H. Edwards
Call Number: Law Study Aids (Law Library)

Publication Date: 2021
Estates in Land and Future Interests in a Nutshell
Call Number: West Academic Online Study Aids

Publication Date: 2018
A Short & Happy Guide to The Rule: The Little Book on Perpetuities
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2021

Study Aids for First Year Courses

Audio Lectures

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