Pierson v. Post¶
(1805). Pierson v. Post.
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Domain-specific¶
- Unowned Property
- Original acquisition doctrines apply to previously unowned natural resources and wild animals. Pierson v. Post is a canonical U.S. common-law example: pursuit alone did not establish the property right in a wild fox; capture/control rules determined priority.
This sourceR. 175 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1805), opinion reproduced by the University of Minnesota Law Library, Classic Cases in Property Law. Primary judicial authority on pursuit and capture of a wild animal.
- Original acquisition doctrines apply to previously unowned natural resources and wild animals. Pierson v. Post is a canonical U.S. common-law example: pursuit alone did not establish the property right in a wild fox; capture/control rules determined priority.
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