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Property
Term | Definition |
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4 Property Arguments | rights/fairness, social utility, formal realizability, and institutional competency |
Property | a state-delegated package of distinct entitlements governing relations among people with respect to valued resources |
Rights/Fairness Argument | argument focused on moral reasoning, regardless of rule's actual consequences |
Social Utility Argument | argument focused on consequences of litigation |
Formal Realizability Argument | argument focused on type of rule to apply (rigidity v. flexibility) |
Institutional Competency Argument | argument focused on who should decide rules and application; legislative v. judiciary |
Entitlements of Owner | right to exclude, right to use, right to be immune from loss, and right to transfer |
Trespass | unprivileged, intentional physical invasion |
Limits to Right to Exclude | necessity, consent, public policy, public accommodation, and constitutional rights |
Privileged Entry | permitted entry when (1) owner consents, (2) justified by necessity, or (3) encouraged by public policy |
Elements of Trespass | unprivileged physical entry, owned land, intentional entry, and exclusive possession |
Elements of Necessity Defense | (1) clear and imminent danger, (2) reasonable expectation that action will directly abate danger, (3) no legal alternative to abate danger, and (4) Legislature hasn't precluded defense |
Reasonable Access | guarantee that all citizens access places of public accommodation |
Public Accommodation Laws | anti-discrimination laws that require private and public property to serve people regardless of identity; differ by federal and state statute |
Gap Filler for Public Accommodation Laws | common law duty to serve the public |