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A Husband and Wife Own Lot a as Joint Tenants

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A husband and wife own Lot A as joint tenants and Lot B as tenants in common.The husband's will reads: "I leave Lot A to my son,John,and Lot B to my daughter,Mary." Who takes what when the husband dies?


A) The son,John,gets Lot A and the daughter,Mary,gets Lot B,just as their father wished and designated in his will.
B) Mary will get her father's interest in Lot B,but John will get no interest in Lot A.
C) Mary will get all of Lot B but John will not get Lot A because it was co-owned with the mother in joint tenancy,so the mother takes Lot A as the surviving joint tenant.
D) Mary will get her father's interest in Lot B,but John will only get a life tenancy in Lot A.
E) John will get Lot A but Mary will not get Lot B because it was co-owned with the mother as tenants in common,so the mother takes Lot B as the other tenant in common.

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