Property
Property signifies dominion or right of use, control, and disposition which one may lawfully exercise over things, objects, or land. One of the basic dividing lines between property is that between real property and personal property. Generally, the term “real property” refers to land. Land, in its general usage, includes not only the face of the earth but everything of a permanent nature over or under it. This is FindLaw’s collection of Real and Personal Property articles, part of the Business Operations section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
Property
Property Articles
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What You Need To Know about Premises Liability
The owner of property owes a duty of reasonable care to prevent injury to a person whose presence is known to the landowner and the injury is caused by the active conduct or the landowner. This duty is changed when the injury was caused by a defect ...
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When You’ve Had Your Fill: A Review of the One-Fill Rule
Reproduced with permission of the Colorado Bar Association from The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 27, No. 10, p. 95. 8 Colorado Bar Association (1998). All rights reserved. The "one-fill rule" for water storage rights has evolved, but may still have ...
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Wisconsin Lemon Law
The Wisconsin Lemon Law is a statutory form of recovery which became effective on November 3, 1983. It can apply to new vehicles, used vehicles purchased within the written warranty period and leased vehicles. A vehicle is a "lemon" if it has a ...
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Your Guide to the Small Claims Process
Many of the Kohn Law Firm's clients ask that we "enter a judgment" against their debtor, without being fully aware of how the process works. Some learn by necessity, when a disputed matter requires their presence in court. We thought it might be ...
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Yuma Reversed: Commissioner May Pursue Current Owner for Remediation Costs
In Yuma Petroleum Company v. Thompson, 731 So.2d 190 (La. 1999), the Louisiana Supreme Court reversed the First Circuit Court of Appeal, holding that the Commissioner of Conservation of the state of Louisiana (the Commissioner) could order the ...
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