When is a chattel not a chattel?

LA2015 Monday, week 2, 2014

The law of fixtures changes the character of some physical

objects placed on land from personal property to real

property…

Whatever is attached to the soil becomes part of the soil

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Nailed to the floor: chattel or fixture?

Bolted to concrete

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Resting on own weight

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Geita Sebea v The Territory of Papua (1941) 67 CLR 544

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Purpose of Annexation Test Belgrave Nominees v Barlin Scott Air Conditioning (1984) VR 947

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Real or personal property?