Properties Brief Allen v. Hyatt Regency-Nashville Hotel Procedural History: Lower courts ruled in favor of Plaintiff. Defendant Appeals Affirmed for Plaintiff Allen Facts: Mr. Allen drove his new car on Feb. 12, 1981 into the parking garage. Neither Mr. Allen nor the passengers were or planned to be guest at the hotel. Single entrance control [...]

Property Brief Adrian v. Rabinowitz Procedural History: Trial court for the plaintiff. Awarded lost profits and refund of back rent. Appealed. Reversed in terms of lost profits. Facts: Defendant leased to the plaintiff certain store premises in the main business district  for six months, commencing on June 15th. At the time of the agreement the [...]

PP: Causes of action claimed by plaintiff: conversion, trespass to chattel, injunctive relief, and constructive trust (an equitable remedy that a court imposes against one who has obtained a property by wrongdoing) FACTS: Both peeps think they own the ball from MLB. First one touches it then drops it, get’s mugged, and the other gets [...]

PROCEDURAL HISTORY: Action in replevin (repossession, property wrongfully taken by defendant so plaintiff holds property until final judgment of case) FACTS: John Goddard (P) leased land to James Elickson, whose friend Peter Hoagland dug up an aerolite (meteorite) from the ground and sold it to HV Winchell ( D). ISSUE: Is an object (from another [...]