Wills, Trusts, and Estates

Among textbooks, this one is great. It explains complex issues in a way that is easy for me to understand. I'm keeping this one.

Great cases that are easy to relate to thereby making it easier to apply the laws. Some cases are also so weird that it makes the book very interesting.

This casebook is filled with good notes by the author. The cases are among the most interesting cases you'll read in law school. I think that the notes before and after the cases are very good. You could make a good outline or flash-card stack based on these note sections, but a good bar outline is always a good companion. The last section covers estate and gift tax law, which is good to know as a practitioner even though it is not on the California bar exam.... California students MUST be sure to have some additional material to compare because California law does differ from the law in this book on certain points. I give this book four stars because the order of issues is a bit strange. Also, some of the cases are too long and could have been summed up in a quick notes point. However, as far as casebooks go, this is a good one.

I ordered this book from someone else at first but when they did not send it to me I had to re-order it. I should of picked this one first because I got the book within a couple of days and it's in excellent condition.

This book is a good book, but the update is not needed. My friend next to me in class has the seventh edition of this text and comparing the eighth edition to the previous it is obvious that the publisher is just going after more money. So few pages have been updated, so few cases have been added, they could have easily issued a paperback supplement to the seventh edition and saved students money. Putting my objections to how the textbook industry operates aside, this book is a decent read. The authors do a good job of explaining the law and the cases are edited fairly well. I'm in my third year of law school and have had several different texts by now. I would place this one on the better end. The text itself - 7 of 10. Was it a necessary update - 0 of 10.

Even though there was one little hiccup, the seller worked very quickly to correct the error. The book was in excellent condition and the notes were very neatly written.

When this book was advertised it stated that the book was the 8th edition. However, when I received it was the 7th edition. While, there are only minor differences, there are differences. I guess more than anything else I did not get what was advertised.

One of the few books I kept beyond law school and continue to utilize on a regular basis. Good choice.