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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?  

What does the old woman demand in return for giving the knight the correct answer?

How does Griselda react when Walter takes away their children?