Elements Gh: Fall 2006 Syllabus

ELEMENTS GH: FALL 2006 SYLLABUS

Units One& Two

(Numbers in parentheses refer to pages in the course materials)

UNIT ONE: THE COMMON LAW OF

PROPERTY RIGHTS IN WILD ANIMALS

A.The Rule of Capture

1.Pierson v. Post (N.Y. 1805)

a.Glossary of Terms (1-2)

b.Opinion (2-5)

c.Discussion Questions 1-11 (5-7)

2.Note: Directed Verdicts & Other Dispositive Motions (7-9)

3.Liesner v. Wanie (Wisc. 1914)

a.Appellate Opinion (10)

b.Discussion Questions 12-18 (11)

c.Proceedings in the Trial Court (11-22)

d.Discussion Questions 19-21 (22)

4.State v. Shaw (Ohio 1902) (22-24)

5.Discussion Questions 22-28 (24-25)

6.Demsetz, Toward A Theory of Property Rights (25-29)

7.Discussion Questions 29-38 (30)

8.Written Assignment I (Posted Separately)

B.Escaped Animals

1.Glossary of Terms for Mullett& Manning (31)

2.Mullett v. Bradley (N.Y. App. 1898) (31-33)

3.Discussion Questions 39-41 (33)

4.Manning v. Mitcherson (Ga. 1882) (34-35)

5.Discussion Questions 42-49 (35-36)

6.E.A. Stephens & Co. v. Albers (Col. 1927) (36-40)

7.Discussion Questions 50-55 (40-41)

8.Kesler v. Jones (Ida. 1931) (41-42)

9.Discussion Questions 56-58 (42)

C.Written Assignment II (Posted Separately)

UNIT TWO: EXTENSION BY ANALOGY

A.Whaling Cases

1.Introduction to Whaling Cases

a.Suggested Briefing Format (43)

b.Glossary (44)

2.“Escaping” Whales

a.Taber v. Jenny (D. Mass. 1856) (45-46)

b.Bartlett v. Budd (D. Mass. 1868) (47)

c.Discussion Questions 59-67 (48)

3.Whales and the Rule of Capture

a.Swift v. Gifford (D. Mass. 1872) (48-51)

b.Discussion Questions 68-70 (51)

4.Putting it Together

a.Ghen v. Rich (D. Mass. 1881) (52-54)

b.Discussion Questions 71-72 (54)

c.Rose, Possession as the Origin of Property (54-63)

d.Discussion Questions 73-74 (63)

B.The Law of Oil & Gas

1.Introductory Materials

a.Williams, Maxwell & Meyers, Cases and Materials on the

law of Oil & Gas (63-66)

b.Barrett & Cormack, Management Strategy in the Oil &

Gas Industries (66-68)

2.The Rule of Capture

a.Westmoreland & Cambria Natural Gas Co. v. DeWitt (Penn. 1889) (68-70)

b.Discussion Questions 75-78 (70)

3.“Escaped” Oil & Gas

a.Hammonds v. Central Kentucky Nat’l Gas Co. (Ky. 1934) (71-73)

b.Discussion Questions 79-81 (74)

c.White v. N.Y. State Natural Gas Corp. (W.D. Penn. 1960) (74-80)

d.Discussion Questions 82-89 (80-81)

C.Review Assignment: Is the Analogy Appropriate? (81-82)