Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Duck Duck Fox Wolf Hypos

 Here are the hypos I want to discuss:

1. Suppose Billy shoots a deer with an arrow. The deer takes off running with Billy in hot pursuit. The deer runs past Schutz who kills it and carries it off. Billy sues Schutz for conversion. What are the arguments from both sides?

2. Suppose Gutfeld! is about to harpoon a whale when Katie Perry and fellow members of Greenpeace (an organization formed to protect whales) intervenes and frightens the whales out to sea by singing “Give Peace a Chance” acapella. Gutfeld! sues Katie for damages. What are the arguments from both sides?

3. Now suppose Katie and Gutfeld! are walking down the sidewalk when Gutfeld! spots a wallet lying in the gutter about 10 yards ahead. He exclaims, “Oh, look what I have found, a wallet!” Whereupon Katie dives for the wallet and beats Gutfeld! to it. What are the arguments from both sides?