Assignment 1. Read the fact pattern for Brown Field Blues, attached to this memo. 2. Prepare a memorandum addressed to me in which you explain which party you think will win the lawsuit described in the fact pattern. Submission and Deadline Submit your memo through the BlackBoard link no later than midnight the evening of April 24, 2020. Grading and Expectations The assignment is worth a total of 15 BONUS points. It is optional-that is, you will not lose points for not completing it. Points will awarded as follows: 3 points: Student correctly identifies a legal issue that will decide the case. 3 points: Student correctly identifies the rule that will decide the issue. 3 points: Student correctly identifies the key facts applicable to the rule. 3 points: Student correctly applies the key facts to make a logical legal conclusion. . 3 points: Student uses proper memo format, grammar, and spelling. Note: if you are unfamiliar with memo format, please review the information described in the link below: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/professional technical w riting/memos/index.htmlBrown Field Blues Farmer Brown owns Brown Field Farm, a 40G acre farm that has been in the Brown family for ve generations. Farmer Brown recently had the farm appraised, which determined its fair market value to he $2 million dollars. lue day, while Farmer Brown is sitting on his 'ont porch contemplating the meaning of life, he sees a black Cadillac drive up his driveway. The car parks and out from the driver's seat steps a man dressed in a white cowboy hat, black suit, and boots. He introduces himselfto Farmer Brown as 155, Austin, a wealthy businessman. \"Farmer Brown, I'd like to buy your farm. What do you want for it?" \"It's not for sale," replies Farmer Brown. \"Name your price," says Tex. \"It's perfect.\" \"Why do you want it?" Farmer Brown inquires. \"Well, I'm a cattleman myself. I've got l,{ll} head down in Texas. This farm is perfec ." \"Well, you're right, it is perfect," says Farmer Brown. \"So perfect, that I don't think 1 could take less than $4 million for it.\" \"Deal!" says Tex. \"My people will be by tomorrow with the paperwork." The next day, two lawyers arrive with a deed for the farm, under the terms of which Farmer Brown will transfer to IggAustin fee simple title. The deed states that the pmchase price is $4 million. Farmer Brown informs the lawyers that, upon further contemplation of the meaning of life, he won't take less than $3 million for the farm. The lawyers ask Farmer Brown to go ahead and sign the deed so they can process the payroll-t. He does, and the lawyers leave. Two days later, as Farmer Brown is moving out, the lawyers retlnn. . .followed by oil drilling equipment owned by the Austin Oil Corporation. The lawyers hand Farmer Brown a check for $4 million, explaining that mAustin, who does in fact own LITIDD head of cattle in Texas, also owns an oil exploration company. After the original deed was recorded, Austin signed a new deed to his company, which will drill for oil. Farmer Brown refuses to accept the check, arguing that he only agreed to sell the farm to Austin, not the corporation. He says Austin lied to him about the use of the farmhe never would have sold it if he knew the farm would be destroyed by oil equipm-t. He retrieves his grandfather's shotgun from the farmhouse, and threat-s to shoot any oil company worker that steps foot on the farm again. Geological tests show 5 IUD million of oil reserves under Brown Field Farm. The Austin IEli] Company sues Farmer Brown for S IUD million. Farmer Brown countersues for $ ll} million and an injunction against further efforts to drill on the farm
