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Following is the case brief for Ghen v. Rich, 8 F. 159 (1881) Case Summary of Ghen v. Rich: Ghen, a fisherman, killed a whale in Massachusetts Bay. Ellis found the whale several days later. Rather than follow custom and bring the whale to town to give it to the fisherman and collect a finder’s fee, Ellis sold the whale to […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Keeble v. Hickeringill, 11 East 570 (1707) Case Summary of Keeble v. Hickeringill: Keeble ran a decoy pond on his land for his livelihood. Hickeringill fired a gun in order to scare the ducks away from Keeble’s pond. Keeble sued Hickeringill for interfering in his business. A verdict was entered in favor of Keeble, awarding […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Pierson v. Post, New York Court of Appeals, (1805) Case summary for Pierson v. Post: Post was a fox hunter in pursuit of a specific fox. Before Post was able to mortally injure or physically catch the fox, Pierson began to pursue and eventually catch the same fox. Post brought an action against Pierson […]
Read moreAdverse possession is a principle of real estate law that allows a person who possesses land belonging to another person for an extended period of time, to claim legal ownership of the land. Each state has different statues and time elements required for adverse possession. When adverse possession is in place, it only pertains to the property that the person […]
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