“I haven’t a clue: I suppose you just pick it up in practice.” A recondite issue about drafting syndicated loans, perhaps? Or some obscure conundrum from the now-moribund White Book? Well, not quite. I had idly asked a student with an impeccable degree, glowing testimonials and a plum posting in the bag what legal remedy he would use if somebody else had his car and he wanted it back. And this was the answer I got. No wonder those of us who teach personal property law moan