LAWS AFFECTING LAND AND LABOR 



An article may, however, be real property 

 or personal property depending upon cir- 

 cumstances. Thus a tree growing on the 

 land is real property, but when cut into cord 

 wood becomes personal property. New 

 fence posts ready for use are personal prop- 

 erty. When set in the ground they become 

 real estate. Just what goes with a farm or 

 what are fixtures is frequently a subject for 

 legal determination. 



FIXTURES 



The general rule is that "fixtures are any 

 chattels which have become substantially 

 and permanently annexed to the land or to 

 buildings or other things which are clearly 

 a part of the land."* The annexation may, 

 however, be purely theoretical, since the 

 keys to the house or barn, which may be in 

 the owner's pocket, are real estate. One 

 rule concerning fixtures is that they must be 

 so annexed that they cannot be severed with- 

 out injuring the freehold. The intention of 

 the party making the annexation also often 



*Haigh's "Manual of Law," p. 69. 

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