Law School Case Briefs
Start by searching for a case name or citation above.
Discover a Random Brief
Strain v. Green
Washington Supreme Court (1946) | 172 P.2d 216; 25 Wash. 2d 692; 1946 Wash. LEXIS 433
TL;DR: Sellers of a home removed custom lighting and mirrors, claiming they were personal property due to their secret intent to keep them. The court held the items were fixtures that passed to the buyers, finding that objective factors, not unexpressed intent, determine fixture status.
Legal Significance: This case establishes that in a vendor-vendee relationship, a seller's uncommunicated, subjective intent is not controlling in a fixture analysis. Intent is inferred objectively from the nature of the item, its use, and the manner of its attachment to the realty.