Allan Frederick Smith (December 19, 1911 – January 21, 1994) was a law professor and dean at the University of Michigan Law School. He was an expert in

personal property property is property that is movable. In common law systems, personal property may also be called chattels or personalty. In civil law systems, personal property is often called movable property or movables—any property that can be moved fr ...

law and real estate transactions. Before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 1947, he served for the

Office of Price Administration The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was established within the Office for Emergency Management of the United States government by Executive Order 8875 on August 28, 1941. The functions of the OPA were originally to control money (price contr ...

and the United States Army. Smith was interim president of the University of Michigan in 1979 after the resignation of Robben Wright Fleming.

Bibliography

* 1950 - ''Personal Life Insurance Trusts'' * 1951 - ''Basic Property Law'' * 1956 - ''The Law of Future Interests''

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Tribute to Allan Smith
by Robben Wright Fleming {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Allan F. 1911 births 1994 deaths Presidents of the University of Michigan Deans of University of Michigan Law School People from Nance County, Nebraska University of Nebraska at Kearney alumni University of Nebraska alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni University of Michigan faculty 20th-century American academics