[法律资料]美国财产法提纲

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1、Whatisproperty?àDuelingconceptionsofprivatepropertyPROPERTYLAWISABOUTRELATIONSAMONGPERSONSWITHRESPECTTOTHINGS·Resourcesoftheworldonwhichsocietydependsforsustenance,satisfactionitsneedsanddesiresoHowtorewardandencourageeffortsforproductiveuseofthoseresources?·Propertyrigh

2、tsconsistofwhatyoucangetthestatetobackyouuponoHowlawdefinespropertyinterestsoHowoneacquirespropertyoHowpropertyrightscanbesharedoHowoutsideparties’interestsaffecttherightsofOsTRESPASS&NUISANCETrespasstoLandAnyintentionalintrusionthatdeprivesanotherofpossessionofland,even

3、ifonlytemporarily·Strictliabilitytort–onewhocommitsanintentionaltrespassissubjecttoliabilityirrespectiveofwhetherhetherebycausesanyharmtoanylegallyprotectedinterestofanother·SometimesnecessityisrecognizedasadefensetoanactionfortrespassJacquev.SteenbergHomes(Wisc,1997)·Is

4、sue:shouldawardofnominaldamagesforintentionaltrespasstolandsupportpunitivedamageaward?oJacquesdidn’twantthemobilehomemovedacrosstheirpropertyoSteenbergfeltitwasmoreconvenienttomoveacrosstheJacques’land,alsopotentialdangertoSteenbergemployeesifusedsnow-coveredroadinstead·

5、Holding:upholdspunitivedamageawardevenwhenonlynominaldamages(noactualdamages)awardedoImportanttodeterphysicalinvasionsofland(righttoexclude)evenwhenconductisharmless§Infringementofalegalright=alwaysanactualharm,whethermeasurableornot§PrivateLOandsocietyhavemorethananomin

6、alinterestinexcludingothersfromlandoSelf-helpconcerns–worriedaboutpeopletakingthelawintotheirownhandstoretaliate·ReinforcesabsoluterighttoexcludeWhatisatstakebehindthenearlyabsoluterighttoexclude?·RighttoexcludeprotectsrighttoeconomicallyproductiveuseoEconomicdevelopment

7、àpeopleprobablywouldn’tinvestintheirlandifsomeoneelsecouldcomeinanddamageit·Propertyrightalsoprotectprivacy,autonomy,libertyinterestsoInvasionofpropertyregardedasaninvasionofpersonalspace–personalwrongoHistoricalcivicvalueàlandownershipmeantcitizenship,righttovote·Safety

8、andsecurityconcernsàcontrollingyourphysicalspacegivesyouextraphysicalsafetyandsecurityàIfsomeoneiswilli