ABSTRACT
This article matches five presidents with five topics of property law: (1) Thomas Jefferson and the fee tail, (2) James Polk and the rule against perpetuities, (3) Abraham Lincoln and deed covenants, (4) Benjamin Harrison and the Takings Clause, and (5) Donald Trump and liquidated damages. In each instance, these presidents – as legislator, lawyer, or landowner – were involved with basic principles of American property law.
Watson, Blake A, Presidents and Property Law, 32 Probate and Property, issue 2 (March/April 2018).
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