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Title: Gilbert Law Summaries on Property, 17th
ISBN: 0314172335
Author:
James Krier
Publicate Date: 2006-09-01
Publish: 2006-09-01
List Price: $30.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: The Dukeminier/Krier textbook, expanded and clarified
If your property professor follows the majority trend and decides to use the Dukeminier/Krier casebook, Gilbert's law summaries will be an absolute godsend. I actually really liked the casebook (what can I say; the occasional interjections of bitter self-awareness really lightened up what could have otherwise been an intolerably ponderous subject), but found it to be simply too dense at times, especially in those areas of property that collide unpleasantly with reality. Future Interests, for example, is a notoriously difficult subject to grasp, and I found the D/K casebook's approach to be a little too historical and a little too rich...
...making this outline exactly what I needed. Dukeminier's historically based focus is still in evidence here, and you really still get everything that's present in the textbook, but it's conveyed in a far more comprehensible, far less intimidating fashion. If you missed the finer distinctions between an EI and a CR, you'll definitely find the explanations here to be illuminating.
The outline fares less well in its discussions of the more doctrinally gray/heavy areas of a 1L property course (e.g. zoning, regulatory takings), but this shouldn't come as a surprise.
All in all, if you have a Property professor who uses the DK casebook and whose approach follows the historically grounded construction of property, you'll find this particular Gilbert's outline to be an invaluable reference and clarifying tool throughout the semester.
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2: Clear and concise, great charts
My Property prof. recommended this supplement, and I am glad that I bought and used it. I especially appreciated the clear charts (e.g., summary of present and future possessory interests).
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3: Very helpful for augmenting lecture, reading & exam prep
As a new 1L, I asked the 2L's and 3L's if commercial outlines and study guides were worth the cost. Some said yes, some didn't - it's totally a personal preference. Across the board, professors weren't excited about them, so I didn't look into them until late in the first semester. I wish I would have purchased earlier. The property Gilbert's helped answer some questions I had about the big picture and specific elements. I purchased Gilbert's for all of my 2nd semester classes and there were very helpful for me throughout the courses and at final exam time.
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4: Only Good for Quick Overview Survey for subject starter, BUT not depend on it for the final.
I think this one in the Gilbert series is better than the ones that I know (Torts, Contracts, Criminal Law, and Civil Procedure). However, the treatment of this book is so superficial (or shallow, should I say), and the Emanuel's one could provide a deeper and more soild feel on the subject. I read both of them but I do not get a solid feeling on this one, it just like taking me riding a tour bus seeing the outside of the castle but never stepping inside to the castle. If you are interest in this one, may be you should check out Intro to Property by Singer which may be give you broader overview.
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5: One of the Better Gilbert's
Gilbert Law Summaries: Property is one of the better Gilbert commercial outlines.
My property professor did not use Dukeminier's textbook, yet, this outline still seemed to flow pretty well chronologically with what we were studying. This was really helpful. I imagine that if your professor uses Dukeminier's textbook this resource would be even more invaluable.
Like any other Gilbert's this outline has a TON of information. Much much more information than you will likely cover in your class. And, as always, the outline is fairly specific in its coverage. It lists all of the exceptions to the exceptions which will likely bog you down if you do not have a good understanding of the general framework of the property law you are studying. And which will likely not be tested on your exams...but they are always good to know.
All-in-all I used this book to supplement my studies and found that it covered everything I needed and more. I didn't find any inconsistencies or conflicts with anything my professor said. Too bad property law in itself is killer.
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