Exam 8: Real and Personal Property

Linda buys a house in Grover Square.Her deed contains the following: "no homeowner in Grover Square shall erect a fence of any sort (with the exception of buried electronic fences)around his or her property." This clause is:

Servitudes are:

Which of the following is an intentional tort against property:

A landlord rented space to a furniture store that would provide a good business environment.The landlord rented the next space to an exercise studio.The studio was very noisy,causing the furniture store to lose business.The store owner complained to the landlord,who would do nothing.The store owner broke the lease before it was up and was sued by the landlord.The court would be likely to hold 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 the store could:

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 buys her beach-front land she also buys the right to exclusive possession of and enjoyment of those 3 acres.What Jill has purchased is:

A person who is given the right to use property during their lifetime is given _____________ in the property.

If there are "defects" found in a title during a title search the title is said to be:

Linda buys a house in Grover Square.Her deed contains the following: "no homeowner in Grover Square shall erect a fence of any sort (with the exception of buried electronic fences)around his or her property." This clause is:

Property that is held in fee simple may be:

In Campisi v.Acme Markets,Campisi was injured when she tripped over the cane of a blind employee of the store.The appeals court held that the store was not negligent as the cane was an obvious danger that should have been avoided.

Once a title is recorded in a government office,the state will defend the ownership interest of the holder.

In Moran v.Sims,where the house Sims built was surrounded by land owned by Moran,and Sims sued for an easement for access to his house,the courts held that:

In Campisi v.Acme Markets,Campisi was injured when she tripped over the cane of a blind employee of the store.The appeals court held that while the store was not negligent in its treatment of the customer,the employee was,and could be liable.

The right of the government to conduct eminent domain actions comes from:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of adverse possession?

Shooting a bullet across someone else's property without stepping onto the property may be the tort of trespass to land.

Title insurance:

Real property differs from personal property in that real property:

Moveable property,or personal property,may be called chattel.