The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
|
 |
 
|
Halp Bros--Old Law Firm Stole My Couch
| disturbing crusty national | 10/04/12 |
| Wild mexican | 10/04/12 |
| vibrant pit | 10/04/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/05/12 |
| Fear-inspiring church | 10/04/12 |
| thriller native cumskin | 10/04/12 |
| amethyst indian lodge regret | 10/04/12 |
| light diverse turdskin | 10/04/12 |
| frisky coiffed mental disorder macaca | 10/04/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/04/12 |
| Gay goal in life sweet tailpipe | 05/12/22 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/04/12 |
| histrionic silver tattoo digit ratio | 10/04/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/04/12 |
| House-broken Sooty Space Potus | 10/04/12 |
| effete hospital | 10/05/12 |
| bat shit crazy locus foreskin | 10/05/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/05/12 |
| Contagious Red Den | 10/05/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/05/12 |
| Razzle geriatric rehab coldplay fan | 10/05/12 |
| brass boltzmann base | 08/22/13 |
| swashbuckling drunken newt | 05/27/17 |
| Mustard mildly autistic dragon | 07/19/17 |
| coral flickering indirect expression market | 10/05/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/05/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 11/28/12 |
| Salmon indecent piazza mad-dog skullcap | 12/06/13 |
| big high-end locale french chef | 12/06/13 |
| amethyst indian lodge regret | 05/27/17 |
| Hyperactive lilac brunch quadroon | 05/12/22 |
| aromatic double fault institution | 10/04/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/04/12 |
| aromatic double fault institution | 10/04/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/04/12 |
| Mustard mildly autistic dragon | 10/04/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/04/12 |
| Flesh cheese-eating range bbw | 10/04/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/04/12 |
| glittery maniacal skinny woman toaster | 10/05/12 |
| chocolate gaming laptop gas station | 10/05/12 |
| Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate | 10/05/12 |
| Deep jet-lagged affirmative action | 05/27/17 |
| brass boltzmann base | 12/06/13 |
| amethyst indian lodge regret | 05/27/17 |
| Plum bull headed volcanic crater | 07/19/17 |
| rusted chapel | 07/19/17 |
| Gay goal in life sweet tailpipe | 08/28/21 |
Poast new message in this thread
Date: October 4th, 2012 5:28 PM Author: disturbing crusty national I worked at a firm and recently left. When I first started with this firm, I purchased a couch to nap on between 2pm and 3pm each day, schedule permitting. I was packing up my office last weekend and brought a friend along to help move the couch out. The partner happened to be there and said "not so fast, that's my couch." I calmly explained I had purchased it and brought it in to the office to nap on. He called it an "abandoned fixture" and said under some county ordinance it belonged to him. Halp. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21716858) |
 |
Date: October 4th, 2012 7:14 PM Author: Wild mexican take it and make him stop you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21717732) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 11:50 PM Author: vibrant pit Lmao! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21719984) |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 11:10 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21722011) |
Date: October 4th, 2012 5:32 PM Author: Fear-inspiring church what state? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21716895) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 6:23 PM Author: thriller native cumskin lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21717373) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 6:30 PM Author: amethyst indian lodge regret lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21717412) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 6:35 PM Author: light diverse turdskin (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21717441) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 6:39 PM Author: frisky coiffed mental disorder macaca fuckin' steve (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21717460) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 11:17 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate shitlaw steve (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21719624) |
|
Date: May 12th, 2022 4:18 PM Author: Gay goal in life sweet tailpipe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#44501339) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 6:46 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate If I recall correctly from my 1L property class, you may have a right to the furniture. The common law rule is that whatsoever is fixed to the realty is thereby made a part of the realty to which it adheres. However, the new, prevailing rule is that tenants may remove whatever they install for the purpose of carrying on a trade (i.e. trade fixtures), provided that they can be uninstalled without injury to the premises, and that such removal is effected before they yield possession of the premises. Arguably, the couch was a trade fixture--you put it in your office for the purpose of aiding you in carrying on your trade as a lawyer. Given that you can remove it without injury to the premises, and because you haven't completely yielded possession of the premises, I think you have a colorable claim that you have a right to that couch, notwithstanding any extant ordinances. The rationale behind this rule is that it is conducive to trade and commerce. The tenant installs things for the benefit of carrying on his trade, not to enhance the landlord's realty.
You should also be aware that there are other theories that may be applied to these circumstances, depending on what jurisdiction you're in. There is the institutional theory: additions to the realty become a part of an economic unit, and therefore become the landlord's property.
I sincerely xoxohth. Let me know if you have any questions or if I need to clarify or expand on anything.
|
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 7:08 PM Author: histrionic silver tattoo digit ratio 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21717675) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 10:07 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21718985) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 10:08 PM Author: House-broken Sooty Space Potus Lol xoxo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21718995) |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 2:11 AM Author: effete hospital The firm is the tenant. Analysis irrelevant unless the shitlaw firm is some sort of coöp structured like a salon where you rent your own chair/office. HTH (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21720779) |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 4:26 AM Author: bat shit crazy locus foreskin Couches aren't fixtures of any type. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21720974) |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 9:46 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate Ah, yes, well, because I'm a BIGLAW billy rather than a shitlaw steve, I would bring multiple claims if I was helping OP get his couch back. The aforesaid analysis is merely a possible argument if my other more cogent arguments fail. Look at it as a sort of quasi-landlord-tenant argument, perhaps. Surely, though, there is an argument to be made under the doctrine of finders. Let’s see what that analysis would look like, shall we? The rule of finders is that the finder of property has a right to that property against all the world except the true owner or prior possessor. In this case, OP is the true owner and prior possessor. Therefore, his boss does not have a right to that property. However, bossman is claiming that OP abandoned the couch. In order for one to abandon something, there must be an act of abandonment and intent to abandon. I’ll go ahead and concede that there was an act of abandonment; there is surely an argument that there was. However, OP never intended to abandon the property, as evidenced by his return to the premises in order to retrieve said property. Therefore, the property was not abandoned. Thus, again, OP has a colorable claim that he has a right to that couch.
Again, I sincerely xoxohth. Do let me know if I need to clarify or expand on anything.
|
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 12:05 PM Author: Contagious Red Den This is so 180. Well done. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21722470) |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 2:06 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate tyty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21723397) |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 2:17 PM Author: Razzle geriatric rehab coldplay fan 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21723458) |
|
Date: August 22nd, 2013 11:20 PM Author: brass boltzmann base 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#23915695) |
|
Date: May 27th, 2017 2:49 PM Author: swashbuckling drunken newt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#33409163) |
|
Date: July 19th, 2017 2:11 PM Author: Mustard mildly autistic dragon Bigfinderskeeperslaw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#33809764) |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 7:07 AM Author: coral flickering indirect expression market 180 if real, 180 if not real (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21721095) |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 2:39 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21723576) |
|
Date: November 28th, 2012 10:30 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#22130665) |
|
Date: December 6th, 2013 9:34 AM Author: Salmon indecent piazza mad-dog skullcap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#24579596) |
|
Date: December 6th, 2013 2:24 PM Author: big high-end locale french chef 180 well done. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#24581212) |
|
Date: May 27th, 2017 2:50 PM Author: amethyst indian lodge regret Couches don't even get installed. The doctrine you're looking for here is manifestly mislaid. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#33409172) |
|
Date: May 12th, 2022 4:24 PM Author: Hyperactive lilac brunch quadroon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#44501373) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 10:09 PM Author: aromatic double fault institution Eh, I don't know about no couch but I'd probably be facing felony jail time if they added up all the office supplies I stole over the years.
|
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 10:15 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate why do you steal from your employer bro? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21719060) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 10:16 PM Author: aromatic double fault institution I just have a thing for paper clips and post-it notes. I think I'm kinda planning to build a yacht out of post-its. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21719075) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 10:20 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate sweet good luck bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21719119) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 10:20 PM Author: Mustard mildly autistic dragon thought for sure this would be johnsmeyer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21719117) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 10:24 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate It's one of his alts (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21719163) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 11:19 PM Author: Flesh cheese-eating range bbw Flame. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21719634) |
|
Date: October 4th, 2012 11:43 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21719909) |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 9:18 AM Author: glittery maniacal skinny woman toaster You are flame or the partner is a fucking idiot. In no way is a couch a fixture. In no way have you abandoned it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21721248) |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 12:08 PM Author: chocolate gaming laptop gas station Fuck yo couch!
Buy another one you rich motherfucker!
Darkness is! Darkness is! |
|
Date: October 5th, 2012 6:42 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle beta psychic senate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#21725143) |
|
Date: May 27th, 2017 2:59 PM Author: Deep jet-lagged affirmative action (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#33409210) |
|
Date: December 6th, 2013 9:29 AM Author: brass boltzmann base (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#24579568) |
|
Date: May 27th, 2017 2:50 PM Author: amethyst indian lodge regret Please sue. Best law suit ever. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#33409168) |
|
Date: July 19th, 2017 2:01 PM Author: Plum bull headed volcanic crater (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#33809690) |
|
Date: July 19th, 2017 2:33 PM Author: rusted chapel lol no not a fucking fixture. And even if it was ... ? your an employee (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#33809893) |
|
Date: August 28th, 2021 12:54 PM Author: Gay goal in life sweet tailpipe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2069842&forum_id=2#43023653) |