Court of Appeals of New York | 790 N.E.2d 1174 (2003)
Review of a cooperative residential association’s decisions is subject to the business judgment rule, rather than to statutory landlord-tenant law.
King's Bench | 1 Strange 505 (1722)
A person who finds a piece of chattel has a possessory property interest in the chattel, which may be enforced against anyone except the true owner of the chattel.
Supreme Court of Mississippi | 202 So.2d 641 (1972)
A court of equity has the power to order the sale of property subject to a future interest in order to prevent waste.
Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, | Fourth Department
A mortgagor conveys legal title to property to his mortgagee at the time of the loan, such that when the mortgagee defaults on his payment obligations, the mortgagor must take legal action to reclaim the title.
Minnesota Supreme Court | 264 N.W.2d 145 (1978)
When a lessor feels that the tenant in possession is violating the terms of the lease, the lessor must exercise judicial remedies to retake the property.
Minnesota Supreme Court | 136 N.W. 1095 (1912)
One who records his valid title first is the record owner of real property, regardless of whether another party has earlier received the same property.
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts | 133 Mass. 170 (1882)
Trusts created as life estates are not subject to the common law rule that property cannot be granted passed along with a condition that it not be alienated.
Supreme Court of Illinois | 389 N.E.2d 1188 (1979)
The mere existence, without more, of a superior title does not constitute a breach of quiet enjoyment.
Supreme Court of Washington | 715 P.2d 514 (1986)
An easement appurtenant to an estate may not be extended to other adjoining estates.
United States Court of Appeals for Second Circuit | 35 F.2d 279 (1929)
Unless the common law or statute expressly states otherwise, a man’s property interest is limited to physical items, which others are free to copy.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 819 F.3d 732 (1987)
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Supreme Court of the United States | 512 U.S. 43 (1994)
A statute restricting speech may be unconstitutional as underinclusive if it permits exceptions for certain other speech.
Illinois Supreme Court | 642 N.E.2d 128 (1994)
A bona fide purchaser who does not make full payment for the property at the time of the sale may not ignore actual notice of preexisting obligations on the land before the purchase price is fully paid.
Supreme Court of Connecticut | 436 A.2d 27 (1980)
When dividing jointly held property, a partition in kind is favored over a partition by sale.
Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division | 572 N.Y.S.2d 901 (1991)
Licensures, businesses, and protected interests are considered marital property.
Tennessee Court of Appeal | 390 S.W.2d 703 (1964)
One who takes an assignment of a leasehold interest is responsible to the lessor under the terms of the lease.
Texas Court of Civil Appeals | 500 S.W.2d 217 (1973)
A trial court must engage in balancing the equities when determining whether an injunction is appropriate to abate a nuisance.
Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department | 720 N.Y.S.2d 50 (2001)
An environmental impact statement is required only if the agency, having conducted an environmental assessment, concludes that the proposed regulation would result in a substantial impact on the environment.
Connecticut Appellate Court | 594 A.2d 1029 (1991)
A latent violation of land use statutes or regulations is not considered an encumbrance making the title to the land unmarketable.
Court of Appeals of New York | 473 N.E.2d 223 (1984)
A lease which grants the lessee the right to terminate the tenancy does not grant the same right to the lessor unless expressly stated in the document.