Exam 8: Real and Personal Property

Unlike real property,personal property:

In Campisi v.Acme Markets,Campisi was injured when shopping at Acme when she tripped over the white guide cane of a blind employee of Acme.She sued Acme for premises liability by being negligent by not warning clients of the blind employee with the cane.The appeals court held that:

A leasehold is:

FACT Pattern 8-1 Jill recently inherited money from her old aunt Maude.Jill decided to buy beach-front property in Beaufort,South Carolina.Jill's new property consists of 3 acres of land,with direct access to the ocean.When she bought the land there is no home on it,but she wants to build a beach home in the future.A year after she bought the lovely lot,the city of Beaufort rezones the land,prohibiting any building so that other residents can enjoy the view. -Refer to Fact Pattern 8-1.When Jill purchases the beach-front land,the ownership rights in this land will be transferred to her in:

A _____________ an unreasonable interference with a right held in common by the general public.

A(n)____________ is "an interest in land which (a)is or may become possessory and (b) Is ownership measured in terms of duration."

The government has the power to force the sale of private property for a public use.

In Atkinson v.City of Pierre,Atkinson sued an ice-making company next to her apartment for nuisance for noise and the city for not enforcing the noise ordinance.The court held that the city failed in its obligation to prevent public nuisance.

Which of the following is not real property:

In Atkinson v.City of Pierre,Atkinson sued the city for not taking action to force an ice-making plant next to her apartment building to make less noise.There were no other complaints from residents near the plant,which contributed to the high court's decision that:

In Erichsen v.No-Frills Supermarkets,a woman who was shopping was seriously injured by a robber in the parking lot.She sued the store claiming that its failure to provide adequate security was a breach of its duty to her.The Nebraska high court held that:

Unlike in most countries,subsurface mineral rights in the United States often belong to:

Which of the following is an example of a form of tenancy:

David puts his 5,000 acre ranch in a trust for his daughter Carol and names Andy as trustee.If Andy then sells the ranch and uses the money to fund his gambling habit Carol can sue Andy for:

If a landlord fails to make timely repairs the tenant may be subject to "constructive eviction."

A negative easement is one under which the estate owner:

Which of the following are forms of deeds used in at least some states:

In Campisi v.Acme Markets,Campisi was injured when shopping at Acme when she tripped over the white guide cane of a blind employee of Acme.She sued Acme for premises liability by being negligent by not warning clients of the blind employee with the cane.The appeals court held that:

To have adverse possession of property,the user must have permission from the owner to occupy the land without payment.

When commercial rent includes charges for lighting,cleaning,parking lot maintenance,etc it is referred to as: