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State Ownership Of Beds Of Inland Waters - A Summary And Reexamination, Peter N. Davis
State Ownership Of Beds Of Inland Waters - A Summary And Reexamination, Peter N. Davis
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This article will summarize the basic structure of bed title law and will examine its current status under the recent Supreme Court decisions. It will then analyze the cases to determine the location of title of beds of federally nonnavigable inland waters when a state created from a federal territory asserts such title.
Board Of Curators Of The University Of Missouri V. Horowitz: Academic Versus Judicial Expertise, R. Lawrence Dessem
Board Of Curators Of The University Of Missouri V. Horowitz: Academic Versus Judicial Expertise, R. Lawrence Dessem
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In Board of Curators of the University of Missouri v. Horowitz' the United States Supreme Court rejected the argument that public university students are constitutionally entitled to a hearing prior to their dismissal from school for academic reasons. In ruling against a former medical student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Court concluded that "the determination whether to dismiss a student for academic reasons requires an expert evaluation of cumulative information and is not readily adapted to the procedural tools of judicial or administrative decisionmaking. ' In this article that conclusion and the several opinions in Horowitz will be …
Products Liability--Applicability Of Comparative Negligence, David A. Fischer
Products Liability--Applicability Of Comparative Negligence, David A. Fischer
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Products liability and comparative negligence are two very rapidly developing fields of tort law. In recent years, the vast majority of courts have adopted strict liability for harm caused by defective products. At the same time, the doctrine of comparative negligence has changed almost overnight from a doctrine that had been accepted by only a handful of jurisdictions into what is now the majority approach in this country.
Secrecy And Real Property, Dale A. Whitman
Secrecy And Real Property, Dale A. Whitman
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It is not unusual for owners of real property to wish to conceal from government or the public either the fact of their ownership or certain salient characteristics of the property they hold. The objective of this article is to consider the extent to which this desire for secrecy is supported by sound policy and American legal doctrine. It will focus on the civil recourse available to an owner of real property against private persons who, without the owner's knowledge and consent, reveal information about the ownership or physical characteristics of the property. The article will also consider whether the …
Products Liability--Applicability Of Comparative Negligence To Misuse And Assumption Of The Risk, David A. Fischer
Products Liability--Applicability Of Comparative Negligence To Misuse And Assumption Of The Risk, David A. Fischer
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A trend is emerging to apply comparative negligence in strict products liability actions. This creates two serious difficulties. First is the question of how to compare the negligence of one party with the strict liability of the other party.
State Regulation Of Alien Land Ownership, William B. Fisch
State Regulation Of Alien Land Ownership, William B. Fisch
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In the 1970's, due to a number of factors only one of which is the new-found wealth of the oil-producing nations, the volume of foreign direct investment in the United States has increased dramatically. The magnitude of this capital inflow, while it is doubtless beneficial in many respects, has caused widespread alarm over the possibility of a loss of economic sovereignty. Over the last several years efforts have been made to establish a national system of control over such investment. These efforts are continuing, but so far without conspicuous success.