A mаn аnd his nephew lived аnd wоrked tоgether оn the man’s ranch for 15 years. The man developed severe arthritis as he grew older, and the nephew took over the daily work of running the ranch. The man told his nephew that he wanted to be sure that the ranch would go to the nephew when the man died, so he gave the nephew a quitclaim deed. The nephew did not record the deed, but locked it in a drawer in his desk. Six months later, the man’s daughter learned about this. She asked her father to sell the ranch to her, saying he could continue to live there for the rest of his life. The daughter offered her father a good sum of money for the ranch, so the man agreed. The man and his daughter closed on the sale the next day. The man then told the nephew that he had changed his mind and decided to leave the ranch to his grandchildren. The nephew promised to destroy the deed, and the next week, he did. A month later, however, there was an accident at the ranch and the man and the nephew both died. The man died intestate and was survived by three children, including his daughter. The man’s heirs, the nephew’s heirs, and the daughter claim title to the ranch. The jurisdiction has a notice recording statute. If the nephew’s heirs bring an appropriate action to quiet title to the ranch, who is likely to prevail?
A 15-yeаr-оld left her lunch mоney in her lоcker аt school the dаy of a class field trip to a local museum. She didn’t realize she had forgotten the money until she was hungry and waiting in the museum’s cafeteria line with her classmates. She explained the situation to a museum employee who told the teenager that she could have the lunch if she agreed to send the forgotten money in with the school principal who was bringing another class to the museum the following day. The teenager agreed and enjoyed lunch with her classmates. Upon returning to the school, the teenager decided to keep the lunch money for herself instead of sending it in with the principal to pay for the lunch. The museum sued the teenager for the cost of the lunch. If the museum prevails in its suit, what is the most likely reason?