財產法

本書是北京外國語大學法學精品教材“普通法案例教學系列”的一本，是針對中國學生，經過北京外國語大學法學院十多年課堂教學經驗的積累，吸取國外法學教育方法中的有益成分的基礎上編寫而成的。共分為十四章，內容包括：財產法概述、佔有、獲得、所有者權益、饋贈、遺產、未來權益、不確定權益、共同所有、土地租賃、地產交易、土地使用權的私人干預、司法干預、立法干預等。 ^[1] 

Table of Contents

Chapter I 

INTRODUCTION TO PROPERTY, COMMON LAW

AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM

What is property, and what is property law?

Why do we need to study common law property?

The Judicial System in the United States

What Is Property Right

Jacque v. Steenberg Homes, Inc

Chapter II 

POSSESSION AND FIRST ACQUISITION

A. Acquisition by Discovery

Johnson v. M’Intosh

B. Acquisition by Creation

Cheney Brothers v. Doris Silk Corp

C. Acquisition by Capture

Pierson v. Post

Chapter III 

SUBSEQUENT POSSESSION

A. Law of Finders

McAvoy v. Medina

Hannah v. Peel

B. Adverse Possession

Van Valkenburgh v. Lutz

Chapter IV 

ORIGINAL OWNER’S RIGHTS

Bailments & Good Faith Purchase

A. Bailments

B. Good Faith Purchase

Georgia O’Keeffe v. Barry Snyder

Porter v. Wertz

Chapter V 

GIFTS AND JOINT BANK ACCOUNTS

A. Gifts in General

B. Bank Accounts

Franklin v. Anna National Bank of Anna

C. Gifts Inter Vivos or Causa Mortis

Gruen v. Gruen

Chapter VI 

TYPICAL ESTATES

White v. Brown

Battistone v. Banulski

Ink v. City of Canton

Chapter VII 

FUTURE INTERESTS

A. Types of Futures Interests – Generally

B. Remainders, Vested and Contingent

C. Future Interests Explained

Swanson v. Swanson

Chapter VIII 

CONTINGENT FUTURE INTERESTS

A. Special Rules Governing Future Interests

B. Rule Against Perpetuities

Jee v. Audley

Chapter IX 

CO-OWNERSHIP AND MARITAL INTERESTS

A. Joint Tenancy & Tenancy in Common.

Harms v. Sprague

B. Coops and Condos

C. Marital Interest

Elkus v. Elkus

Chapter X 

LANDLORD AND TENANT

A. Leasehold and Tenancy

Garner v. Gerrish

B. Sublease and Assignment

Kendall v. Ernest Pestana, Inc

C. Restriction on Use of Property

Nahrstedt v. Lakeside Village Condominium Associate, Inc.

Chapter XI 

LAND TRANSACTIONS

A. Contract

Hickey v. Green

B. Marketable Title

Lohmeyer v. Bower

C. Title Assurance: Recording and Title Insurance

D. Mortgages

Bean v. Walker

Chapter XII 

PRIVATE LAND USE CONTROL: LAW OF SERVITUDES.

A. Easements

Willard v. First Church of Christ, Scientist

B. Termination of Easements

Preseault v. United States

C. Covenants Running with the Land

Shelley v. Kraemer

Chapter XIII 

NUISANCE AND JUDICIAL CONTROL OF

LAND USE

A. Private Nuisance

Morgan v. High Penn Oil Co

B. Public Nuisance

Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co

C. Coming to the Nuisance

Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co

Chapter XIV 

EMINENT DOMAIN AND LEGISLATIVE

CONTROL OF LAND USE

A. Taking

B. Eminent Domain

C. Regulatory Taking

Pennsylvania Coal Company v. Mahon

Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York

D. Land Reform

Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff

鄭小軍，北京外國語大學法學院創始人之一，於2001年從美國回國，擔任北外法學教育的創始工作，並從事英文法律教學工作至今，所授課程包括：英美法概論、英文法律寫作、模擬法庭、知識產權概論、商標法、專利法、英美財產法和侵權法以及美國憲法學。

鄭小軍老師曾在中國國際貿易促進委員會仲裁委員會和商標代理部工作，代表中國首次出席國際工業產權大會和*執行人會議，完成多項重大和具有歷史性案件，為中國商標法律的發展和完善做出過獨到的貢獻。鄭小軍老師自1989年至2001年在美國紐約和新罕布什爾州工作學習達12年，主要從事商標代理和諮詢工作，並於1995年在富蘭克林法學院獲得知識產權碩士學位。

自2001年從事教學工作以來，鄭小軍老師為推進法律英語教學不遺餘力，經常參加各種相關學術活動、發表有關論文，並給全國各高校法律英語教師提供培訓課程，廣受好評。