Current:Home > FinanceHow to fight a squatting goat-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
How to fight a squatting goat
View Date:2024-12-23 15:35:19
Back in 2005, Burt Banks inherited a plot of old family land in Delaware. But when it came time to sell it, he ran into a problem: his neighbor had a goat pen, and about half of it crossed over onto his property.
Burt asked the goats' owner to move the pen, but when neighborly persuasion failed to get the job done, he changed his strategy. He sued her. And that is when things got complicated.
Protecting private property is one of the fundamental jobs of the American legal system. If you hold a deed saying you own a plot of land, it's your land. End of story. Right?
But, as Burt would soon learn, the law can get really complicated when it comes to determining who actually owns something. And when goats are involved ... anything can happen.
This episode was produced by Willa Rubin and Dylan Sloan and edited by Molly Messick. It was fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Katherine Silva engineered this episode. Jess Jiang is Planet Money's acting executive producer.
Help support Planet Money and get bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.
Always free at these links: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, NPR One or anywhere you get podcasts.
Find more Planet Money: Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter.
Music: "Fruit Salad," "Keep With It" and "Purple Sun."
veryGood! (354)
Related
- Subway rider who helped restrain man in NYC chokehold death says he wanted ex-Marine to ‘let go’
- Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan's prime minister as Imran Khan's followers allege victory was stolen
- Powerball winning numbers for March 4, 2024 drawing: $485 million jackpot up for grabs
- A month after cyberattack, Chicago children’s hospital says some systems are back online
- Lost luggage? This new Apple feature will let you tell the airline exactly where it is.
- Can you register to vote at the polls today? Super Tuesday states with same-day voter registration for the 2024 primaries
- What time do Super Tuesday polls open and close? Key voting hours to know for 2024
- 'He just punched me': Video shows combative arrest of Philadelphia LGBTQ official, husband
- Vikings' Camryn Bynum celebrates game-winning interception with Raygun dance
- 2024 Oscar Guide: International Feature
Ranking
- Cavaliers' Darius Garland rediscovers joy for basketball under new coach
- The EU fines Apple nearly $2 billion for hindering music streaming competition
- 2 snowmobilers killed in separate avalanches in Washington and Idaho
- As threat to IVF looms in Alabama, patients over 35 or with serious diseases worry for their futures
- Sydney Sweeney Slams Women Empowerment in the Industry as Being Fake
- Regulator proposes capping credit card late fees at $8, latest in Biden campaign against ‘junk fees’
- The EU fines Apple nearly $2 billion for hindering music streaming competition
- Indiana lawmakers aim to adjourn their session early. Here’s what’s at stake in the final week
Recommendation
-
Homes of Chiefs’ quarterback Mahomes and tight end Kelce were broken into last month
-
Pregnant Ayesha Curry Shares the Lessons She’s Passing on to Her 4 Kids
-
Dormitory fire forces 60 students into temporary housing at Central Connecticut State University
-
5 die in fiery small plane crash off Nashville interstate
-
Trump’s economic agenda for his second term is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates
-
New lawsuit blames Texas' Smokehouse Creek fire on power company
-
How to Care for Bleached & Color-Treated Hair, According to a Professional Hair Colorist
-
Rita Moreno calls out 'awful' women in Hollywood, shares cheeky 'Trump Sandwich' recipe