BLAW exam 2

In a tenancy in common

co-owners may ask the court for a partition. two or more people own the same piece of property.

In order to form a bailment, the bailor must:

deliver actual possession of personal property to the bailee.

You live with your parents in a house they own. You are planning an outside barbecue and have invited numerous people. Three days before the event, the local power company begins work to replace underground pipelines in your front yard. The workers have dug up part of the ground. You are unhappy not only because the yard looks ugly, but also because the portion of the yard you intended to use for the party is now unusable. What interest does the power company have in your parents' property that allows the company to work on the pipes?

easement

If an individual owns a piece of property and has the unlimited authority to use and sell the property, they:

own the property in fee simple absolute.

What duty of care does a bailee owe a bailor when the bailment is for the sole benefit of the bailee?

the utmost care

Your friend just bought a new sports car, and it has to be picked up in Detroit. Your friend asks you to fly to Detroit and drive the car home for him. Because you are such good friends, you agree. On the way home from Detroit, even though you were driving carefully, you have an accident. Your friend has not even had time to get the car insured yet. Who do you think will be responsible for paying to repair the car?

your friend