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“O to A for life and to A’s first child.” (A has one child B.) Which of the following best represents the interest that B holds?

A landowner owned a silver mine as her separate property. She executed a will that provided: “The silver mine shall pass to my husband for life, then to my children, with the issue of any predeceased child taking that child’s share. All the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate I leave to my husband.” At that time the landowner had two children—a son and a daughter. The son had two children—the landowner’s grandson and granddaughter. Many years later, the landowner, the son, and the grandson were involved in a plane crash. The son was killed instantly. The landowner died a few days later. The grandson lingered for two weeks before dying. They left the following survivors: the husband, the granddaughter, the grandson’s widow and sole heir, and the daughter. The husband validly disclaims any interest he may have in the landowner’s estate. Before the estate is distributed, the daughter is killed in a car accident. The daughter left her entire estate to her boyfriend. The jurisdiction retains the common law Rule Against Perpetuities, unmodified by statute. Who has an interest in the silver mine?

A grantor executed a valid deed conveying a tract of land to a city “for the purpose of constructing a planetarium thereon.” The city held the property for a number of years, but decided on another site for the planetarium. When presented an offer to purchase the property by a privately owned garbage collection company, the city accepted and conveyed the land to the company. Which of the following statements about the title of the tract of land is true?

“O to A and her heirs as long as the land is used as a farm, if the land is no longer used as a farm, then to B.” Consider the application of the Rule Against Perpetuities.  Which of the following best represents the interest that A holds in the land?

“O to A and her heirs, but if the land is used as a farm, back to O.” Which of the following best represents the interest that A holds in the land? 

O, owning Blackacre in fee simple, conveys it “to A and his heirs, on the express condition that the premises are never to be used by A for business purposes, and in the event that they are so used, then O or her heirs may enter and terminate the estate hereby conveyed.” Which of the following best represents the interest that O holds?

“To A for life, and on A’s death to B and his heirs.” Which of the following best represents the interest that B holds?

How many witches appear to Macbeth and Banquo in Act 1?

Who is the “new bride” that Walter brings to the palace?

Oscar owned a fee simple absolute in Blueacre, a house with a large backyard he used as his home. Anna lived in the adjacent house. 15 years ago, Oscar spent the summer living in his vacation cottage in Italy. Noticing Oscar was absent that summer, Anna planted a vegetable garden in Blueacre’s backyard. This pattern continued for the next 15 years: Oscar spent every summer in Italy, and Anna used the backyard as her vegetable garden during that period. When Oscar returned at the end of each summer, he noticed the ground in his backyard was somewhat disturbed, but he attributed this to gophers. Last summer, however, when Anna entered Oscar’s backyard to plant her garden, she discovered Oscar was still there. Oscar told her: “Get out of my backyard!” Anna replied: “It’s my land now!” The statutory period for adverse possession is 10 years. Who owns the Blueacre backyard? Why?