法学美国财产法讲义.doc

Property Law Outline SUBSEQUENT POSSESSION Ownership: “title” to property; usually prove by showing docs by previous O (or 1st possessor) transferring title to present title holder. Title, or ownership, is relative; lawyers conceive of property as referring to relationships among people w/ respect to things, not to a relationship between a person and a thing. An owner always wins against a mere possessor. Possession is proved by showing physical control and the intent to exclude others. Possession is easier to prove than ownership. First possession: Making an unowned thing, or previously e