Preparing for his death, Jock Ewing divided his large family ranch, Southfork, into three separate, equally

sized parcels $$ A$,$ to the West, C$,$ to the East, and B in the middle. Parcel A contained the home and all

buildings, while parcels B and C were empty, undeveloped land. The deeds specify as follows:

Parcel A was given to Miss Ellie $($Jock$$s wife$)$ for her life, and then to their oldest son, JR$,$ and his heirs.

Parcel B was given to Jock$$s middle son, Gary, and his heirs, so long as the property is used for ranching

purposes; otherwise, JR$,$ and Bobby $($youngest son$)$ are the remainderman, to take the property as joint

tenants with the right of survivorship.

Parcel C was given to Jock$$s youngest son, Bobby, and his heirs.

Jock calls a family meeting, informs Miss Ellie, JR$,$ Bobby, and Gary of what he has done. He provides the

appropriate documents to everyone, and then immediately dies. Assume Jock was the sole owner of all

properties, owned all rights to the properties, and owned them fee simple absolute$.$

Numerous events occur thereafter.

Miss Ellie, JR$,$ Bobby, and Gary all venture out onto their respective properties to examine what they

received. Bobby and Gary notice that their parcels cannot be accessed from any public roads, and that

the most direct and accessible route cuts through Parcel A$.$ Miss Ellie tells both Bobby and Gary that

they are permitted to cross through Parcel A to access Parcels B and C$.$ JR then says, $$Well when the

property becomes mine, you$$ll have to find another way around.$$

Bobby, angered by what JR said, tells them, $$If that is how you want to play, then that$$s how we$$ll play.

Remember my $16-$point buck I got as a kid? The one I mounted to the wall in the living room? I want it

back. You$$ll have to tear down the entire wall to remove it$.$ He then proceeds to keep walking towards

his property.

As Gary and Bobby approach the edge of Parcel A$,$ Bobby notices something sparkling out of the corner

of their eye $($still within Parcel A$).$ He tells Gary and they both rush over to it$,$ but Gary gets to it first.

Gary holds it up and says $$Do you know what this is$?$ This is daddy$$s solid gold Rolex that he lost all those

years ago.$$ He gives it a wind, and the watch starts ticking. Just then, JR comes running over. He tells

them that Miss Ellie just fell over dead, and says $$Now get off my property.$$ He then sees the watch and

says $$That$$s Daddy$$s watch! Where did you find it$?$ Gary points to where the watch was. JR then says

$$That was on my property. Its mine! Give it back.$$

Bobby says, $$Daddy gave this property to Mama. She said we could use it to access our lands. Plus, if she

died, as her sons, we all now own the Parcel. I$$ll have my lawyer call you and tell you as much.$$ Gary

says, $$JR$,$ if you want this watch, you$$ll have to sue me for it$.$ Bobby and Gary walk off of Parcel A onto

Parcel B$.$

Two days later, while JR is reviewing some old maps Jock had left about the properties, he sees that

there are two oil reserves on the properties. One smaller reserve straddles Parcels A and B $($called

$$OR$1),$ and the other, larger reserve is located entirely within Parcel B $($called $$OR$2).$ JR quickly erects

two oil derricks on Parcel A$.$ One extracts oil from OR$1$ and the other, digging at an angle, extracts oil

from OR$2.$ A week later, while Gary is tending to his cattle on Parcel B$,$ notices the oil derricks. He calls JR

Page $(2)$ of $2$

and demands to know what is going on$.$ JR tells him about the oil. Gary investigates, and finds that OR$1$

only has $20\%$ of the oil left, while OR$2$ has about $90\%$ remaining. Gary calls JR again and tells him $$JR$,$

you already took your half from OR$1.$ The rest is mine, and you owe me for the extra $30\%$ you took. And

stop removing oil from OR$2$ immediately, its mine!$$ JR laughs and says, $$Gary$,$ if that$$s what you think,

get yourself a lawyer.$$ JR continues to remove oil from both OR$1$ and OR$2.$

Gary rushes to erect his own oil derricks, and beings pulling oil from OR$1$ and OR$2.$ While admiring his

new derricks, Bobby and JR show up$.$ Bobby tells Gary, $$It looks like you$$re no longer using the property

for ranching. We are now co$-$owners.$$ Gary replies, $$No$,$ you$$re not. I$$m still using the property as a

ranch. Now get out of here.$$ JR and Bobby walk away, claiming that their lawyers will be calling Gary$$s$.$

One week later, JR is shot by an unknown assassin and dies, and Bobby is hit by a car and dies. At the

funerals, JR$$s heirs and Bobby$$s heirs approach Gary, and tell him that they know about the oil under

Parcel B$,$ and that they, as heirs to JR and Bobby, want their cut.

Please identify the relevant legal issues in the story above, specify the applicable legal rules,

and provide an analysis of the rules to the facts. Please be sure to identify issues as they are

presented, regardless if they become moot by the end of the story.