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|facts=*Mr. Post = an enthusiastic fox hunter
*Mr. Pierson = killer of the fox that Mr. Post was hunting
*Post claimed ownership of the dead fox in December 1802 in the state of New York
*Pierson refused to hand over the dead fox
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|procedural_history=Post (regular fox hunter) sued Pierson for trespass.
Post won in the trial court.
|issues=* Can a person obtain property rights over a wild animal merely by chasing it during a hunt?
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* Who owns a dead animal?
|holding=Judge Daniel Tompkins (the future [https://uspresidentialhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Daniel-Tompkins1.15.22.pdf VP of the United States]): Pierson acquired ownership of the fox when he killed it.
The court ruled in favor of Pierson
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|rule=<u>Pursuit alone is not enough to give the pursuer property rights</u>
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#Samuel von Pufendorf (1632 - 1694)
#William Blackstone (1723 - 1780)
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Latest revision as of 21:03, April 24, 2024

Pierson v. Post
Court New York Court of Appeals
Citation 3 Cai. R. 175
Date decided 1805

Facts

  • Mr. Post = an enthusiastic fox hunter
  • Mr. Pierson = killer of the fox that Mr. Post was hunting
  • Post claimed ownership of the dead fox in December 1802 in the state of New York
  • Pierson refused to hand over the dead fox

Procedural History

Post (regular fox hunter) sued Pierson for trespass.

Post won in the trial court.

Issues

  • Can a person obtain property rights over a wild animal merely by chasing it during a hunt?
  • Who owns a dead animal?

Holding

Judge Daniel Tompkins (the future VP of the United States): Pierson acquired ownership of the fox when he killed it.

The court ruled in favor of Pierson

Judgment

Reversed

Reasons

Property_Dukeminier/Outline#Acquisition_by_Capture_(13-34)

Rule

Pursuit alone is not enough to give the pursuer property rights


according to

  1. Daniel Tompkins
  2. Fleta (a British source of Common Law)
  3. Justinian (Eastern Roman ruler)
  4. Henry of Bracton (1210 - 1268)
  5. Grotius (1583 - 1645)
  6. Samuel von Pufendorf (1632 - 1694)
  7. William Blackstone (1723 - 1780)

Comments

Henry Livingston (future SCOTUS justice 1757 - 1823) dissented: Pursuit of a wild animal is sufficient to acquire possessory rights over it.

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