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2. Property ----- Introduction Section 4 Spring 2016
Gerry W. Beyer
Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law
Texas Tech University School of Law

3. Cribbet Casebook

4. Shannon & Beyer Skills & Values

5. Office Information

6. Attendance Attendance taken via Top Hat.
Attendance will close at 1:00:30 p.m.

7. Class Participation

8. Examinations Practice Exam (0%) Mid-Term (50%) Final (50%)
Date/Time TBD
Mid-Term (50%)
March 25, 2016
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Final (50%)
May 9, 2015
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

9. Experiential Exercises

10. Class Procedure Combination of: Lecture Socratic Method
Top Hat Responses
Discussion

11. Seating Chart
Thursday!

12. Technology Etiquette

13. Tutors
Katy Almond
Abby Drake

14. Course Outline

15. Course Purposes

16. Top Hat Practice Question 1
How does the grasshopper lie?
A. On its tummy.
B. Righteous side.
C. Heavy.
D. I have no clue where this question comes from.

17. Top Hat Practice Question 2
Where will the piper lead us to?
A. The end of the earth.
B. A plumbing store.
C. Reason.
D. I have no clue where this question comes from.

18. Top Hat Practice Question 3
In what city does Barry Allen live?
A. Metropolis.
B. Star City.
C. Central City.
D. Who the *%$# is Barry Allen and why would I care?

19. What is “Property”?
Non-Attorney
Attorney
Analogy = Bundle of Sticks

20. Define property: Include all things that are property, and
Exclude all things that are not property.

21. Define by Example – The “Bundles”

22. Define by Traits – The “Sticks”

23. Universality of Property Concept
Vedda of Ceylon – p. 4
The people of New York

24. Theories of Private Property

25. Theories of Private Property
1. Occupation

26. Theories of Private Property
1. Occupation
2. Natural Rights

27. Theories of Private Property
1. Occupation
2. Natural Rights
3. Labor

28. Theories of Private Property
1. Occupation
2. Natural Rights
3. Labor
4. Legal

29. Theories of Private Property
1. Occupation
2. Natural Rights
3. Labor
4. Legal
5. Social Utility

30. Other Concepts Bentham – entirely the work of law
Tragedy of the Commons
Economic Theory