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- Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Feminist Judgments Series
- Advisory Panel for Feminist Judgments Series
- Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Advisory Panel for Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Cover Art
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Allocation of Rights
- 4 Commentary on Johnson v. M’Intosh
- 5 Commentary on Botiller v. Dominguez
- 6 Commentary on Pierson v. Post
- Part III Patents, Publicity Rights, and Trademarks
- Part IV Condemnation and Adverse Possession
- Part V Gifts and Future Interests
- Part VI Tenancy in Common, Joint Tenancy, and Tenancy by the Entirety
- Part VII Exclusionary Zoning
- Part VIII Evictions
- Part IX Landlord–Tenant Premises Liability
- Index
6 - Commentary on Pierson v. Post
from Part II - Allocation of Rights
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2021
- Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Feminist Judgments Series
- Advisory Panel for Feminist Judgments Series
- Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Advisory Panel for Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Cover Art
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Allocation of Rights
- 4 Commentary on Johnson v. M’Intosh
- 5 Commentary on Botiller v. Dominguez
- 6 Commentary on Pierson v. Post
- Part III Patents, Publicity Rights, and Trademarks
- Part IV Condemnation and Adverse Possession
- Part V Gifts and Future Interests
- Part VI Tenancy in Common, Joint Tenancy, and Tenancy by the Entirety
- Part VII Exclusionary Zoning
- Part VIII Evictions
- Part IX Landlord–Tenant Premises Liability
- Index
Summary
Pierson v. Post addressed the ownership of a fox where one party began the process of capturing the fox, but encountered another party who interrupted the pursuit and killed the fox.1 The chase occurred on the beach, which the court labeled as a wasteland, meaning that the fox was not considered a part of anyone’s private land claim. The original opinion centers on the process by which a person may acquire a first right of ownership. The parties agreed that ownership of a wild animal results only from establishing occupancy – otherwise known as first possession. The question before the court, then, became what acts properly establish occupancy or possession.
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- Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions , pp. 90 - 118Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021