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De Turkey and De Law

By propertyprof

Well, as you prepare for Thanksgiving (and in my case the property exam), it may be time to think about Zora Neale Hurston's often-overlooked play, "De Turkey and De Law."  It's ab out two men who come to blows over a turkey they each claim to have shot.     Shades of Pierson v. Post--or Heppingstone v. Mammen, if you're up on the latest trends in in teaching capture.

I went looking for an old case involving turkeys to talk about here; alas, what I found of interest was mostly references to the country Turkey.  Maybe one of these days I'll talk about the image of Turkey in the antebellum judicial mind.  Now that's a way to get into the minds of judges. 

Anyway, happy Thanksgiving!

Alfred Brophy

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on November 26, 2008 (boomark / email).