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PROPERTY LAW: 2003-2004 VOLUME ONE J. Phillips Faculty of Law University of Toronto These materials are reproduced solely for the use of students in the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. Storage KE 618 .A7P45 2003 v.l c.l Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from University of Toronto https://archive.org/details/propertylaw01phil_12 TABLE OF CONTENTS - VOLUME ONE CHAPTER ONE: PROPERTY IS RIGHTS NOT THINGS Introduction. 1 The Categorisation of Property in the Common Law. 2 C.B. Macpherson, "The Meaning of Property", introduction to Property: Mainstream and Critical Perspectives. 3 Harrison v. Carswell. 9 Notes. 17 CHAPTER TWO: WHICH RIGHTS IN WHICH THINGS? Introduction. 18 International News Services v. Associated Press.23 Notes.33 Victoria Park Racing v. Taylor.35 V.(G.G.) v. V. (J.).43 Caratun v. Caratun.46 Notes...50 Gould Estate v. Stoddart Publishing.51 Notes.53 IT v. Stewart.55 Notes 60 CHAPTER THREE: POSSESSION AND TITLE AT COMMON LAW (a) What is Possession, and Why Does it Confer Rights? Pierson v. Post.61 The Tubantia.64 Rose, “Possession as the Origin of Property” .66 (b) Finders Armory v. Delamire.70 Keron v. Cashman.70 Bird v. Fort Frances. 72 Moffatt v. Kazana. 77 Parker v. British Airways Board.80 Notes.87 (c) Introduction to Adverse Possession of Land Introductory Note.90 Merrill, "Adverse Possession" .93 (d) Adverse Possession: The Quality of Possession Re St. Clair Beach Estates v. MacDonald.96 Mendes da Costa and Balfour, Property Law. 101 Re Lundrigans Ltd, and Prosper. 103 Note. 104 Beaudoin v. Aubin. 105 (e) Adverse Possession and the Inconsistent Use Test: Judicial Repeal? Introductory Note. 110 Masidon Investments v. Ham. 110 Teis v. Ancaster Town. 117 Notes. 122 CHAPTER FOUR: INTRODUCTION TO THE COMMON LAW OF REAL PROPERTY - THE DOCTRINES OF TENURE AND OF ESTATES (a) Introduction to Tenure and Estates. 125 Gray, Elements of Land Law. 125 (b) Types of Estates Gray, Elements of Land Law. 127 R. Scane, Notes on Life Estates and Estates in Fee Tail. 128 The Creation of Estates: Presumptions and Words of Limitation. 131 (c) Present and Future Interests. 132 Gray, Elements of Land Law. 132 Problems. 133 (d) Introduction to Conditional Estates. 134 Megarry and Wade, The Law of Real Property. 136 Re McColgan. 136 (e) Conditions and Uncertainty 140 Sifton v. Sifton. 140 Clayton v. Ramsden. 144 Notes. 146 (f) Conditions and Public Policy. 149 Re Noble and Wolf. 150 Notes. 155 Re Canada Trust Co. and Ontario Human Rights Commission. 156 Notes. 163 Introduction to Restraints on Alienation. 168 Laurin v. Iron Ore Co. 169 CHAPTER FIVE: CONCURRENT OWNERSHIP (a) Introduction. 174 (b) Joint Tenancy or Tenancy in Common?. 175 Ziff, Principles of Property Law. 176 Common Law, Equitable, and Statutory Presumptions. 179 c) Severance of Joint Tenancies... 181 Burgess v. Rawnslev. 181 Notes 185 (d) Relations Between Co-Owners Introduction. 186 Reid v. Reid. 187 Leigh v. Dickeson. 189 (e) Partition or Sale Introduction. 191 Re Dibattista et al and Menecola et al. 191 (f) Problem. 195 CHAPTER SIX: EASEMENTS (a) Introduction. 196 (b) Characteristics of Easements In Re Ellenborough Park. 197 Notes.204 Positive and Negative Easements.205 Phipps v. Pears. 205 (c) Creation by Express or Implied Grant Express Grants and Reservations.207 Implied Grants and Reservations.208 Exceptions to the General Rules.209 Wong v. Beaumont Property Trust 212 Sandom v. Webb 214 Barton v. Raine.218 Problems.221 (d) Creation by Presumed Grant.223 User as of Right.225 Garfinkel v. Kleinberg.226 (e) The Scope of Easements.229 (f) Termination of Easements.230 CHAPTER SEVEN: RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS (a) Introduction.231 (b) Covenants and the Common Law.232 Austerberry v. Oldham.233 Notes.235 (c) Restrictive Covenants: Running the Burden in Equity Introduction.236 Tulk v. Moxhav .236 Negativity and the Requirement of a Dominant Tenement.238 London County Council v. Allen.238 Galbraith v. Madawaska.241 Notes 243 (d) Restrictive Covenants: Running the Benefit in Equity Introduction.244 Re Sekretov and City of Toronto.246 (e) Termination of Restrictive Covenants.250 (f) The Burden of Positive Covenants.252 (g) Notes 254