Sorting out mixtures of property at common law

Waghorn, Alex (2020) Sorting out mixtures of property at common law. Modern Law Review. ISSN 0026-7961

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This article asks a simple question: when indistinguishable items of personal property owned by A and by B are mixed together, what rights do A and B have in relation to the resultant mass? It is argued that there is insufficient evidence in the positive law to provide any convincing answer to this question, and so it is asked which interpretation that can be drawn out from the law ought to be adopted. It will be shown that – both in relation to mixtures of goods and mixtures of cash – a rule of co-ownership is to be preferred. The article’s framework of analysis will be of interest to all those concerned by the relatively sparse case law that deals with foundational principles of personal property, and can help to guide a way forward in other contexts where the cases are silent, muddled, or fail to speak with one voice

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	K Law
Date Deposited:	21 May 2024 09:36
Last Modified:	21 May 2024 23:13
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/123544

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