1. Dorothy deeded an acre of real estate that she owns to Tin Man for the life of Lion and then to Glenda. Fully describe the property interests of Dorothy, Tin Man, Lion, and Glenda.
1. Dorothy deeded an acre of real estate that she owns to Tin Man for the life of Lion and then to Glenda. Fully describe the property interests of Dorothy, Tin Man, Lion, and Glenda.
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Transcribed Image Text:1. Dorothy deeded an acre of real estate that she
owns to Tin Man for the life of Lion and then to
Glenda. Fully describe the property interests of
Dorothy, Tin Man, Lion, and Glenda.
2. In Question 1, assume that Tin Man moves into a
house on the property. During a tornado, the roof is
destroyed and a window is smashed. Who is
responsible for repairing the roof and window?
Why?
3. Rod likes to spend his weekends in his backyard,
shooting his rifle across his neighbor's yard. If Rod
never sets foot on his neighbor's property, and if the
bullets strike neither persons nor property, has he
violated the legal rights of the neighbor? Explain.
4. Elmo enters into a contract to purchase the
Brooklyn Bridge from Bird. The contract provides
that Bird is to give Elmo a quitclaim deed at the
closing. After the closing, Elmo learns that Bird did
not own the bridge and sues him for violating the
terms of the deed. Will Elmo be successful in his
lawsuit against Bird? Why or why not? What type
of deed best protects a buyer and why?
5. A and B jointly owned a parcel of property. A sold
her share of the property to C. A then died. A has a
child, D, and B has a child, E. If the property was
owned as joint tenants by A and B, who now owns
the property and why? If instead the property was
owned as tenants in common by A and B, who now
owns the property and why?
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