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Bob Frank and Mary Monroe are next-door neighbors. Bob's narrow road from the state-maintained highway to his house is approximately 0.2 miles long and runs

Bob Frank and Mary Monroe are next-door neighbors. Bob's narrow road from the state-maintained highway to his house is approximately 0.2 miles long and runs along the edge of his property. On the left side of Bob's road is a drainage ditch running the length of his road while on the right side is the property line dividing the two neighbors' landholdings. One day, Mary was out gardening, and Bob approached her with the following question, "Mary, I am going to have my road graveled, and I would like to lay enough gravel to expand my road about four feet in width. I can't expand it on the left side because of the drainage ditch, so I was wondering if you would mind if I widened the road on the right side. It would mean a lot to me, since my road is so narrow right now that I have a hard time driving my truck up to the house." This suggestion meant that the gravel would extend approximately four feet onto Mary's property.

Mary responded, "Yes, Bob, you may certainly do that. That gravel won't do me or my property any harm."

Based on the facts presented, is Mary's four-foot-wide strip of land subject to Bob's adverse possession of it? If the gravel remains on this strip of land for the statutorily-prescribed period of time for adverse possession, will Bob become its owner? Why or why not?


Topic B: Bob is a restaurant entrepreneur and an avid Civil War buff. Over the years, Bob has collected a treasure trove of Civil War memorabilia, and he decides to combine his passions for restaurant ownership and Civil War history by opening a new restaurant called the "Hardtack Caf." Bob has devised a logo for the restaurant, and the logo (a yellow circle with red lettering for the name of the restaurant) bears a striking resemblance to a certain "rock and roll" themed restaurant.

Upon discovering the existence of the new restaurant, attorneys for the rock and roll restaurant immediately sue, requesting 1) a temporary injunction (a court order mandating that the Hardtack Caf cease and desist from using its name and logo, pending the outcome of the litigation); 2) a permanent injunction (a court judgment that the Hardtack Caf forever cease and desist from using its name and logo); and 3) money damages representing all profit the Hardtack Caf has earned during its existence.

Who wins and why?

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