Questions from Business Law


Q: On January 1, 2014, Davis and Hershey owned Blackacre as

On January 1, 2014, Davis and Hershey owned Blackacre as tenants in common. On July 1, 2014, Davis made a written contract to sell Blackacre to Dibbert for $125,000. Pursuant to this contract, Dibbert...

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Q: Heckman, an employee of Clark Equipment Company, severely injured his

Heckman, an employee of Clark Equipment Company, severely injured his left hand when he caught it in a power press that he was operating at work. The press was manufactured by Federal Press Company an...

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Q: In adjoining locations along one side of a single suburban village block

In adjoining locations along one side of a single suburban village block, Barker operated a retail bakery; Davidson, a drugstore; Farrell, a food store; Gibson, a gift shop; and Harper, a hardware sto...

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Q: Alda and Mattingly are residents of Unit I of Chimney Hills Subdivision

Alda and Mattingly are residents of Unit I of Chimney Hills Subdivision. The lots owned by Alda and Mattingly are subject to the following restrictive covenant: “Lots shall be for single-family reside...

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Q: The City of Boston sought to condemn land in fee simple for

The City of Boston sought to condemn land in fee simple for use in constructing an entrance to an underground terminal for a subway. The owners of the land contend that no more than surface and subsur...

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Q: For seven years, Desford Potts had owned a 6-acre

For seven years, Desford Potts had owned a 6-acre tract of land within the corporate limits of the city of Franklin. The tract contained a livestock barn in which Potts stored lumber and other buildin...

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Q: State whether or not a trust is created in each of the

State whether or not a trust is created in each of the following situations: (a) A declares herself trustee of “the bulk of my securities” in trust for B. (b) A, the owner of Blackacre, purports to co...

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Q: Grace Peterson, a spinster then aged seventy-four, asked

Grace Peterson, a spinster then aged seventy-four, asked Chester Gustafson, a Minneapolis attorney, to draw a will for her. Gustafson, who had also probated Peterson’s sister’s estate, drew this first...

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Q: By his last will and testament, Henry Nussbaum made a residual

By his last will and testament, Henry Nussbaum made a residual bequest and devise of his estate to his niece, Jane Blair, as trustee, in trust for the education of his grandchildren. If the trust coul...

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Q: Rodney Sharp was a fifty-six-year-old dairy

Rodney Sharp was a fifty-six-year-old dairy farmer whose education did not go beyond the eighth grade. Upon the death of his wife of thirty-two years, Sharp developed a very close relationship with Je...

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