Question 27 (Mandatory) (10 points) Choose ONE of these questions and answer below. If there is a controversy or dispute, decide who wins and give the legal reason for your answer. Where appropriate, state the RULE and APPLY THE RULE to the facts given. Explain your answers fully. 1. Rob claimed he had an easement to enter and use the swimming pool on neighboring land. A contract between the former owner of Rob's property and the adjacent apartment complex contained a provision that the use of the apartment complex's pool would be available to the purchaser. No reference to the pool was made in the contract between the former owner and Rob, nor was there any reference to it in the deed conveying the property to Rob. (A) Describe easements and licenses, comparing and contrasting the two. (B) Is this swimming pool agreement an easement or a license? 2. Brian and Scott own a house as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. Brian sold his half interest to Brad. Shortly thereafter, Scott died, and Brad claimed the entire property by survivorship. Was Brad legally entitled to it? Explain. 3. Sofia, aged 10, lived with her mother Danielle in an apartment building owned by James. While playing with other children who lived in the same building, Sofia was drawn to a stairwell that provided access to the building's laundry room and roof. Sofia and the other children climbed to the roof and discovered an area where they could jump off the roof of their building to that of the building next door. The children engaged in the roof hopping for several days. On the last day, Sofia misjudged her jump and fell the three stories to the ground below. Sofia and her mother filed suit against the James to collect damages for Sofia's injuries. (A) Identify MacBook Proadjacent apartment complex contained a provision that the use of the apartment complex's pool would be available to the purchaser. No reference to the pool was made in the contract between the former owner and Rob, nor was there any reference to it in the deed conveying the property to Rob. (A) Describe easements and licenses, comparing and contrasting the two. (B) Is this swimming pool agreement an easement or a license? 2. Brian and Scott own a house as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. Brian sold his half interest to Brad. Shortly thereafter, Scott died, and Brad claimed the entire property by survivorship. Was Brad legally entitled to it? Explain. 3. Sofia, aged 10, lived with her mother Danielle in an apartment building owned by James. While playing with other children who lived in the same building, Sofia was drawn to a stairwell that provided access to the building's laundry room and roof. Sofia and the other children climbed to the roof and discovered an area where they could jump off the roof of their building to that of the building next door. The children engaged in the roof hopping for several days. On the last day, Sofia misjudged her jump and fell the three stories to the ground below. Sofia and her mother filed suit against the James to collect damages for Sofia's injuries. (A) Identify and discuss Sofia's status on the roof. (B) Discuss whether and how the situation might be different if it were Danielle who were jumping from roof to roof. (C) What theory might be used to hold James liable for Sofia's injuries? 4. Ferris parked his car in the self-service park-and-lock lot of Chicago Lots, Inc. Ferris chose his spot, parked the car himself and kept the keys. There was no parking attendant in the lot. The car was stolen and Ferris sued Chicago Lots, Inc. on the theory that it had breached its duty as bailee. (A) Discuss what elements are necessary for a ballment to exist and the public policy behind bailments. (B) Was there a bailment here? 5. Karin planted a community garden on a vacant lot that doesn't belong to her. How MacBook Protheory might be used to hold James liable for Sofia's injuries? 4. Ferris parked his car in the self-service park-and-lock lot of Chicago Lots, Inc. Ferris chose his spot, parked the car himself and kept the keys. There was no parking attendant in the lot. The car was stolen and Ferris sued Chicago Lots, Inc. on the theory that it had breached its duty as bailee. (A) Discuss what elements are necessary for a ballment to exist and the public policy behind ballments. (B) Was there a bailment here? 5. Karin planted a community garden on a vacant lot that doesn't belong to her. How long will Karin have to remain there and what else does she have to do in order for her to obtain ownership of the land? What is the name of this doctrine that would transfer ownership to her? Discuss the legal theory that determines this ownership. Question 28 (Mandatory) (10 points) Choose ONE of these questions and answer below. Be sure that you choose a different question that the one you chose above. If there is a controversy or dispute, decide who wins and give the legal reason for your answer. Where appropriate, state the RULE and APPLY THE RULE to the facts given. Explain your answers fully. MacBook Pro