LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER Final Examination. Louisiana Civil Law Property (5006) Friday, May 5, 2006

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1 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER Finl Exmintion Louisin Civil Lw Proprty (5006) Friy, My 5, 2006 Stion 1 1:35 to 6:20 pm Profssor J.-R. Trhn Hnwritrs: Room 212 PC Usrs: Auitorium, W210 & W230 I NSTRUCTIONS 1. This is somthing twn los-ook n n opn-ook xm. Asi from th tst pkt itslf, you my onsult on n only on ook, i.., th Appnix. 2. Bfor you gin ring this portion of th xm, mk sur you hv ll of th pgs. Thr r twnty-four (24) pgs in ll. 3. Do not sign your tst pkt or your sntron sht. Intify oth using only your srt ID numr. If you hv pr-print xm numr tg, us it. If not, just writ th numr out on th first pg of th tst pkt. An on th sntron, put your ID numr in th sp mrk stunt ID numr n irl in th pproprit lnks low it. 4. You hv totl of 285 minuts (4 hours, 45 minuts) to omplt th xm. To ssist you in ugting your tim, I hv init th mount of tim tht I think you shoul spn on h Prt n su-prt of th xm. This tim is lso initiv of th wight I will ssign to h Prt n su-prt for gring purposs. You my, of ours, llot your tim s you wish. But rful not to gt hin. If you o, hns r you will nvr th up. 5. In nswring th sujtiv qustions on th xm, sur to justify vry proposition tht you ssrt. On of th mjor ojtivs of this xm is to tst your ility to intify th pplil provisions of lw, to rsolv onflits twn thm, n to pply thm to th fts. 6. If you shoul nountr wht you onsir to som nomly, inonsistny, or ontrition in on of th nrrtivs, DON T JUST SIT THERE PUZZLED. Inst, om fin m n sk m for lrifition. If, for som rson, you think tht you n itionl informtion in orr to nswr qustion, DON T ASSUME ANYTHING! Inst, om fin m n sk m for lrifition. During th xm prio, I will in my offi (Room 328). 7. You shoul nswr ll qustions, vn thos st in th pst or th futur, on th sis of th urrnt lw only. An, unlss you r givn fts tht lrly init othrwis, you r to pply Louisin lw only. 8. Ror your nswrs to th multipl hoi qustions on your sntron sht n your nswrs to th ssy qustions in th sp provi in this tst pkt. DO NOT EXCEED THE SPACE PROVIDED. 9. Aftr h ojtiv qustion you will fin thr lins. If, us of som priv fiiny in th prtinnt fts s stt in th nrrtiv or som priv unrtinty in th pplil lw, you liv (i) tht two or mor or th ltrntiv nswrs provi for th qustion might orrt (pning on how th ftul fiiny or lgl unrtinty is rsolv) or (ii) tht non of thm is orrt, you my us ths thr lins to xplin yourslf. DO NOT MAKE A COMMENT on ths lins UNLESS YOU PERCEIVE SUCH A PROBLEM n, if you mk suh ommnt, DO NOT EXCEED THE SPACE PROVIDED. Pg 1 of 32

2 10. Sttr throughout th xm r footnots tht ontin hlpful hints n nots. BE SURE NOT TO OVERLOOK THEM. I (60 minuts: pprox. 7 minuts / qustion) On Frury 1, 2004, Aln, who, though h hs h titl to Trt 1 (s igrm) for som tim, hs nvr st foot on it himslf, slls Brr usufrut ovr tht trt. Th t of sl, whih is m in uthnti form, is fil into th puli rors tht sm y (Frury 1, 2004). An strting tht sm y (Frury 1, 2004), Brr, with Aln s prmission, plnts muh of th lr prt of th trt (s igrm) in otton. 1 1 On Jun 1, 2004, Curt, who hs no titl to nything, shows up in th woo prt of Trt 1 (s igrm) n thn, within n throughout tht prt of th trt, gos joy-riing on his hors. From thn on h os th sm thing off n on out twi or thri h month. On Otor 1, 2004, Brr, hving isovr Curt's tivitis, osts him, ssrts tht Aln is th ownr n tht sh is his usufrutury, n tlls Curt to gt out. Curt sys nothing, ut h os lo his hors into his hors rrir, s if h s out to lv. Sh thn lvs, onfint tht h s on his wy out. As soon s sh is out of sight, howvr, h unlos th hors gin n rsums joy-riing. Woul you sy tht Curt ws in possssion of th woo r on Trt 1 s of Otor 2, 2004? Why or why not? no: though h proly h nimus omini (it is prsum n th vin is proly insuffiint to ovrom th prsumption), his tivitis on th trt proly wr not suffiintly intnsiv or xtnsiv to mount to orpus no: though h proly h orpus (his tivitis, though miniml n spori, wr proly intns nough), h proly lk nimus omini (th ft tht h stoo silnt whn Brr lim ownrship for Aln n thn t lst strt to omply with hr mn to lv is proly nough to prov it) no: h proly lk oth orpus (for th rson givn in ) n nimus omini (for th rson givn in ) ys: h proly h oth orpus (for th rson givn in ) n nimus omini (for th rsons givn in ) non of th ov Now, forgt th xtr fts stt in th prvious qustion (#1). 1 Not tht th fts stt in this prgrph form prt of th fts for vry on of th qustions in this Prt I of th xm (i.., qustion #1 - qustion #8). Pg 2 of 32

3 2 Suppos tht on Mrh 1, 2004, Dnny, who hs n hunting in th woo prt of Trt 1, spis Brr working in th otton fils. H thn osts hr n, t th point of knif, orrs hr off th trt. Brr, in fr for hr lif, fls. Coul Brr, s of Mrh 2, 2004, hv rought possssory tion ginst Dnny to gt n injuntion orring him to sty off Trt 1? Why or why not? no: mr prrious tinr of thing nnot ring possssory tion to otin rlif with rspt to tht thing itslf; Brr is mr prrious tinr of Trt 1 ys: mr prrious tinr of thing n ring possssory tion on hlf of th tru possssor to otin rlif with rspt to tht thing itslf; hr, Brr, th prrious tinr, n ring th tion on hlf of Aln, th tru possssor ys: qusi-possssor of rl right on thing n ring possssory tion to otin rlif with rspt to tht right; hr, Brr is th qusi-possssor of prsonl srvitu on Trt 1 (i.., th usufrut) ys: th rtionls givn in oth n r orrt: Brr n ring ithr (or oth) possssory tion to prott Aln s possssion or possssory tion to prott hr own qusi-possssion no: woul orrt, xpt for th ft tht nithr Aln nor Brr h yt quir th right to possss or th right to qusi-possss, s th s might, s of th tim of th isturn y Dnny 3 Assum tht th orrt nswr to th prvious qustion (#2) is or (it mttrs not whih). But suppos tht Brr, inst of rsorting to ourt, rsorts to for to riv Dnny from Trt 1 (spifilly, sh rnishs hr shotgun t him n siks Hksw, hr snrling ttk lligtor, on him, ll th whil srming, "If I s you k hr, I'm gonn f you to Hksw.") Th t of Dnny's hsty prtur from th trt is Mrh 15, Six months or so ltr, Brr, hving spott Dnny just yon th orr of Trt 1, shouts t him, Don t om ny losr or you r lligtor it. Trrifi, Dnny runs off. Tim gos y. On April 1, 2005, Brr ths Dnny out on th woo prt of Trt 1 piking mushrooms (whih, you my ssum, ws on-tim, isolt vnt n, furthr, ws th rsult of his mistk h thought h ws on nothr trt) n, s for, rivs him off with hr shotgun n Hksw. Mor tim gos y. Thn, on April 15, 2006, Brr fils possssory tion ginst Dnny, sking prottion of hr qusi-possssory intrst in th usufrut. Whih of th following ostls stn(s) in th wy of hr suss? Brr's tion is prsri Brr ws not in qusi-possssion (i.., lk qusi-nimus n / or qusi-orpus) t th tim of th isturn (April 1, 2005) vn if Brr ws in qusi-possssion t th tim of th isturn, tht qusi-possssion ws vitit y violn Pg 3 of 32

4 mor thn on of th ov: 2 my mor thn on of th ov, ut my just on of th ov: th lw pplil to on of ths ostls is unrtin 3 Now, forgt th xtr fts stt in th txts of th prvious two qustions (#2 & #3). 4 On Mrh 1, 2004, Brr, pprntly no longr ontnt to hv mr usufrut on Trt 1, uys, for fir mrkt vlu, wht purports to full titl (tht is, on tht, if vli, woul onvy full ownrship) to th trt from Elton, whom sh knows is not its tru ownr. Th t of sl, whih is sign y oth prtis ut is nithr notriz nor witnss, is fil into th puli rors tht sm y. Thrftr Brr uss Trt 1 s sh h for (tht is, sh frms otton on it). Who h possssion of Trt 1 s of Mrh 2, 2004? Why? Brr: hr physil ts on th trt r suffiintly intns to qulify s orpus n hr t of otining full titl to th trt mks it lr tht sh hs nimus omini Aln: h hs his own nimus omini n h hs orpus viriously through Brr, who ws t th outst n still is his prrious possssor; Brr hs not yt on wht is nssry to trmint hr prrious sttus, tht is, to "intrvrt" hr titl Brr: th rtionl stt in woul orrt, ut for th ft tht Brr i vrything nssry to intrvrt hr titl n, thrfor, to gin possssing for hrslf nithr Brr nor Aln: Brr os not hv possssion for th rsons stt in ; Aln os not hv possssion us, insofr s Brr now thinks of hrslf s possssing for hrslf rthr thn for Aln, hr ts of orpus n no longr imput to his ount non of th ov Now, forgt th xtr fts stt in th prvious qustion (#4). 5 On July 1, 2004, Brr, for rsons tht r not lr, stops using hr usufrut on Trt 1, in ft, 2 If mor thn on of th solutions provi ov r orrt, thn irl in on your sntron sht n writ th lttrs of th orrt solutions in th sp provi. 3 If you onsir this to th st nswr, thn irl in on your sntron sht n, using th thr lins low th qustion, (i) intify whih othr nswr is rtinly orrt n (ii) xplin th lgl unrtinty tht ttns th othr possily orrt nswr. Pg 4 of 32

5 pks up, hs out, n lvs hr otton plnts hin. On August 1, 2004, Dnny quirs titl to Trt 2 (s igrm), whih ovrlps it (th Ovrlp) (s igrm) with th "unoupi" prt of Trt 1 (tht is, th prt tht Brr is not frming). Dnny immitly (tht sm y, August 1, 2004) strts to grz ttl on prt of Trt 2. Th prt so us inlus, ut is not limit to, th southrn hlf of th Ovrlp (s igrm), whih is sprt from th northrn hlf y ith (s igrm). Suppos it is now Mrh 1, Woul Aln (to whom, you shoul ssum, Brr s ts of orpus wr imputl), s of tht t, hv h th right to possss th Ovrlp? Why or why not? Do not onsir th thortil omplitions rt y th vi of isontinuity. no: Aln nvr vn stlish possssion of th Ovrlp, for Brr nvr st foot thr (hr tivitis wr onfin to othr prts of Trt 1) no: Aln, through Brr s orporl possssion of prt of Trt 1, quir onstrutiv possssion of th rst of tht trt, inluing th Ovrlp, k on Frury 1, 2004; ut h lost tht possssion whn Brr quit th trt (July 1, 2004), for t tht point th orpus from whih his onstrutiv possssion sprng ws t n n; his onstrutiv possssion of th Ovrlp i not ontinu long nough (only 5 months) for him to quir th right to possss it ys: Aln, through Brr s orporl possssion of prt of Trt 1, quir onstrutiv possssion of th rst of tht trt, inluing th Ovrlp, k on Frury 1, 2004; though Brr ltr quit th trt (July 1, 2004), thry ning Aln s orpus, Aln nvrthlss ontinu to hv (n, in, still hs) ivil possssion of th r ovr whih Brr h xris orpus for him n, on tht sis, ontinu to hv onstrutiv possssion of th Ovrlp; th tim of his onstrutiv possssion of th Ovrlp ws long nough (13 months) for him to quir th right to possss it no: th rtionl stt in woul orrt ut for th ft tht Dnny, y his ts of orpus in th Ovrlp, fftivly trmint Aln s onstrutiv possssion throf, spifilly, vit Aln from tht possssion, for h umult nough tim for th right to possss thr (h h only 6 months) in prt: th rtionl stt in is orrt s to th northrn prt of th Ovrlp, ut not s to th southrn prt of th Ovrlp; Dnny, y his ts of orpus in southrn hlf of th Ovrlp, fftivly trmint Aln s onstrutiv possssion throf, spifilly, vit Aln from tht possssion, for h umult nough tim for th right to possss thr (h h only 6 months) Now, forgt th xtr fts stt in th prvious qustion (#5). 6 On August 1, 2004, Dnny quirs titl to Trt 2 (s igrm), whih ovrlps it (th Ovrlp) (s igrm) with th "unoupi" prt of Trt 1 (tht is, th prt tht Brr is not frming). Though Dnny fils his titl to Trt 2 into th puli rors tht sm y (August 1, 2004), h nvr sts foot on Trt 2. Tim flis. Bfor long it s Sptmr 1, Coul Pg 5 of 32

6 Aln, s of tht t, hv rought possssory tion ginst Dnny with rspt to th prt of Trt 1 tht flls into th Ovrlp? Why or why not? Assum, for purposs of this qustion 6 only, tht Aln ws in possssion of n h th right to possss Trt 1, inluing th Ovrlp, whn Dnny riv n ror his titl to Trt 2. no: Aln s possssion of Trt 1 hs not n istur no: though oth Dnny s ript of his titl to Trt 2 n his rortion of tht titl istur Aln s possssion of Trt 1, Aln s right to omplin of thos isturns hs prsri ys: though Aln s right to omplin of th isturn us y Dnny s ript of his titl to Trt 2 hs prsri, Aln s right to omplin of th isturn us y Dnny s rortion of tht titl hs not ys: Aln n still omplin out ithr / oth (i) th isturn us y Dnny s ript of his titl to Trt 2 or / n (ii) th isturn us y Dnny s rortion of tht titl non of th ov 7 On My 1, 2004 Brr n Aln prish togthr in trgi moss-gthring int. Nithr h m tstmnt. Brr lvs no survivors; Aln s sol sussor is his ousin, Floy, who not only osn't know "ily" out Aln's proprty, ut osn't vn know (not yt nywy) tht Aln is! On April 1, 2005, Floy, who hs sin lrn of Aln's th n, in th ours of invstigting Aln's holings, hs lrn of Trt 1, runs into Dnny on th wy to th trt. Whn Dnny lrns wht Floy's up to, Dnny tlls him, "Don't othr goin' out thr to s Trt 1, 'us it longs to m." Floy thn turns roun n hs stright to th ourthous, whr h fils possssory tion ginst Dnny (April 1, 2005). Whih of th following ostls stn(s) in th wy of his suss? Do not onsir th thortil omplitions rt y th vi of isontinuity. Floy h not yt quir th right to possss t th tim of th suit (April 1, 2005) Floy ws not in possssion t th tim of th isturn (April 1, 2005), for h lk nimus omini n / or orpus vn if Floy ws in possssion t th tim of th isturn, tht possssion ws vitit y quivotion thr ws, in ft, no "isturn" of Floy's possssion suffiint to justify possssory tion non of th ov (in othr wors, Floy will su) Pg 6 of 32

7 8 Assum tht th orrt nswr to th prvious qustion (#7) is, tht is, tht Floy woul prvil in possssory tion ginst Dnny (whih woul mn, mong othr things, tht h quir th right to possss t lst s of April 1, 2005). On My 1, 2005, Dnny rivs his ttl on to Trt 1, whr thy rmin for thr months (until August 1, 2005). On tht y (August 1, 2005), Floy, who hs finlly shown up to inspt Trt 1, fins Dnny ttl thr n, hving on so, rivs thm off it n thn puts up r wir fn to kp thm out. Th vry nxt y (August 2, 2005), Dnny trs Floy s fn own n rivs his ttl k onto Trt 1, whr thy rmin nothr thr months (until Novmr 3, 2005). On tht y (Novmr 3, 2005), Floy, who hs only now rturn to Trt 1, fins Dnny ttl thr n, hving on so, rivs thm off it n thn puts up ston wll to kp thm out. Th vry nxt y (Novmr 4, 2005), Dnny rks hol in Floy s wll n rivs his ttl k onto Trt 1, whr thy rmin nothr thr months (until Frury 4, 2006). On tht y (Frury 4, 2006), Floy, who hs only now rturn to Trt 1, fins Dnny ttl thr n, hving on so, rivs thm off it n uils hug mot to kp thm out. Th vry nxt y (Frury 5, 2006), Dnny uils rig ovr th mot n rivs his ttl k onto Trt 1, whr thy rmin for nothr thr months (until My 5, 2006). On tht y, Floy, who hs only now rturn to Trt 1, fins Dnny ttl thr. This tim Floy, finlly hving h nough, rings possssory tion ginst Dnny (My 5, 2006). Whih of th following ostls stn(s) in th wy of Floy s suss? Floy s tion is prsri, for it ws not rought within on yr of th initil isturn (My 1, 2005) Floy lost his right to possss prior to ringing suit: Dnny vit Floy from Trt 1 k on My 1, 2005, n mor thn yr lps for Floy finlly rought suit (in ft, Dnny now hs th right to possss thnks to his 1 yr + of possssion My 1, 2005 to My 5, 2006!) Floy i not hv fftiv possssion of Trt 1 t th tim of th most rnt isturn (Frury 5, 2006), for his possssion (if ny) h y thm om isontinuous n, thrfor, vitit mor thn on of th ov: 4 non of th ov II (90 minuts) In 1919 Art, rprsnting himslf to th ownr of th Lft Trt (s igrm), trt of ln situt in Asnsion Prish, sol it to Bn. Th t of sl, whih ontin til sription of th ounris of th Lft Trt (in mts n ouns ) n whih oth of thm sign ut whih ws 4 If mor thn on of th solutions provi ov r orrt, thn irl in on your sntron sht n writ th lttrs of th orrt solutions in th sp provi. Pg 7 of 32

8 nithr notriz nor witnss, ws promptly fil into th onvyn rors of Asnsion Prish. Lik Art for him, Bn nvr st foot on th Lft Trt. In 1921 Art, rprsnting himslf to th ownr of th Right Trt (s igrm), trt of ln situt in Asnsion Prish, sol it to Cni. Unknownst to Art, Cni, n Bn, th Right Trt ovrlpp with th Lft Trt y 30 ft (th Ovrlp) (s igrm). Th t of sl, whih ontin til sription of th ounris of th Right Trt (in mts n ouns ) n whih oth Art n Cni sign n whih ws oth notriz n witnss, ws promptly fil into th onvyn rors of Asnsion Prish. Lik Art for hr, Cni nvr st foot on th Right Trt. In 1944 Cni, th pprnt ownr of th Right Trt, i. Hr sussion, howvr, ws not opn (tht is, no on liming to hr hir m forwr n mn jugmnt of possssion ). 5 In 1964 Bn, th pprnt ownr of th Lft Trt, sol it (inluing th Ovrlp) to Dv. Th t of sl, whih ontin til sription of th ounris of th Lft Trt (in mts n ouns ) n whih oth of thm sign n whih ws oth notriz n witnss, ws promptly fil into th onvyn rors of Asnsion Prish. Lik Bn for him, Dv nvr st foot on th Lft Trt. In 1977 Emm, rprsnting hrslf to th ownr of th Right Trt, offr to sll it (inluing th Ovrlp) to Fith y quitlim. Whn Fith s titl xminr notifi Fith tht h oul fin no vin in th onvyn rors of Asnsion Prish tht titl to th Right Trt h vr n trnsfrr to Emm, Fith sk Emm to xplin. In rply, Emm snt hr n ffivit of hirship, tht is, sttmnt unr oth rgring th sussors of s prson, in whih sh (Emm) rprsnt (i) tht sh ws th only hil n th sol sussor of Cni n (ii) tht sh h hosn 6 not to opn Cni s sussion in orr to spr hrslf th ost. Emm furthr rprsnt tht th rson sh h offr to sll th ln y quitlim ws tht my momm tol m nvr to giv no wrrntis to nooy. Stisfi with tht xplntion, Fith pt Emm s offr. At th tim of th losing, Emm, who h momnts for tkn som pin killrs with vok hsr, ws sriously intoxit, though Fith i not know this or hv rson to know it. Th t of sl, whih ontin til sription of th ounris of th Right Trt (in mts n ouns ) n whih oth of thm sign ut whih ws nithr notriz nor witnss, ws fil into th onvyn rors of Asnsion Prish. Unlik Emm for hr, who h nvr st foot on th Right Trt, Fith i st foot on it n, not only tht, vn uilt hrslf hous in th southst ornr of it (th Right Hous). Fith m hr first pprn on th trt on April 26, In 1978 Emm i. In th ours of wrpping up Emm s sussion, Emm s son, Gry, foun it nssry to opn th sussion of Emm s mothr, Cni, s wll. In u tim, Gry otin not only jugmnt of possssion in Emm s sussion rognizing him s Emm s sol hir, ut lso jugmnt of possssion in Cni s sussion rognizing Emm s Cni s sol hir. Though th suppos proprty of Cni list in th formr of ths jugmnts of possssion inlu th Right Trt, th suppos proprty of Emm list in th lttr i not inlu th Right Trt, for Gry ws wr tht Emm h purport to sll th Right Trt to Fith. Gry promptly fil oth of ths 5 It is not t ll unommon for th sussors to lt (s is thir privilg) not to opn th s s sussion. Thus, tht sussion hs not n opn os not mn tht th s hs no sussors or tht thy on t know who thy r or tht who thy r nnot trmin. 6 This is prhps th most ommon motiv for not opning sussion. 7 Pls not tht Fith is th first prson vr to st foot on ithr trt. Pg 8 of 32

9 jugmnts into th onvyn rors of Asnsion Prish. 8 In 1979, Fith, th pprnt ownr of th Right Trt, i. By vli tstmnt sh lft (i) tht trt (inluing th ovrlp) to hr nis, Hln n Ingri (sistrs of h othr), in qul shrs n (ii) th rst of hr proprty (inluing stoks, ons, n livstok) to hr hurh. Th prt of th tstmnt tht st forth th lgy to Hln n Ingri inlu til sription of th ounris of th Right Trt (in mts n ouns ). Hln n Ingri thn opn Fith s sussion, prot 9 hr tstmnt, n riv jugmnt of possssion, whih, togthr with th tstmnt, thy promptly fil into th onvyn rors of Asnsion Prish. Hln, with Ingri s lssing, thn mov into th Right Hous. In 1980, Hln, th pprnt ownr of ½ intrst in th Right Trt, mrri Dv, th pprnt ownr of th Lft Trt. Thy thrftr liv togthr, with Ingri s lssing, in th Right Hous. In 1986, Ingri, th pprnt ownr of ½ intrst in th Right Trt (n spultor in oil n gs proprtis), riv (s lss) twnty-yr minrl lss on muh of th ln in th r. On of hr lssors ws hr rothr-in-lw Dv, th pprnt ownr of th Lft Trt, who, oring to th proprty sription st forth in th t of ls, purport to ls to hr th ntirty of tht trt, inluing th Ovrlp. Th ls instrumnt ws not fil into th onvyn rors of Asnsion Prish. Bus th oil n gs mrkt ollps just s Ingri took out ths minrl lss, sh nvr xploit ny of thm, tht is, nvr wnt onto th ls ln vn to xplor for minrls, muh lss to prou thm. Throughout th urtion of hr ls from Dv, Ingri ontinu to py ½ of th nnul proprty txs ssss on th Right Trt, inluing th Ovrlp. 10 In 1998, Hln, th pprnt ownr of ½ intrst in th Right Trt, i intstt. Sh ws surviv y hr husn, Dv, n hr hil (now mjor) y prior mrrig, Jn. Jn, lwyr, h long go isovr tht hr stp-fthr Dv hl titl to prt of th Right Trt (i.., th Ovrlp), ut sh h nvr islos this informtion to him or to hr mothr. Dv n Jn thn opn Hln s sussion n riv jugmnt of possssion, whih thy promptly fil into th onvyn rors of Asnsion Prish. Dv thn mov out of th Right Hous n Jn, with Ingri s lssing, mov into it. Jn hs rmin thr to this y. 11 In 1999, Dv, th pprnt ownr of th Lft Trt, sol Krm Oil & Gs, In. (Krm) piplin srvitu ovr tht trt (inluing th Ovrlp) for $5,000. Th t of sl, whih ontin til sription of th ounris of th Lft Trt (in mts n ouns ) n whih ws sign y oth prtis n ws oth notriz n witnss, ws promptly fil into th onvyn rors of Asnsion Prish. Ovr th nxt fw wks Krm instll its piplin, ov groun, smk in th mil of th Lft Trt (inluing th Ovrlp) (s igrm). From thn until this y Krm hs ontinu to us th piplin to trnsport ptrolum. It is now My 2, Dv, on th on hn, n Ingri n Jn, on th othr, hv just isovr h othr s ompting lims to th Ovrlp. Whn sttlmnt ngotitions rk own, 8 Thr is nothing t ll unusul or impropr out wht Gry i, tht is, to opn th s-yt unopn sussion of n nstor of th s in onntion with th opning of th sussion of th s hrslf. It hppns ll th tim n is prftly lgl. 9 To prot tstmnt is to prov tht it xists n tht it is vli. 10 Bus Hln quir hr intrst in th Right Trt for hr mrrig, it ws hr sprt proprty. S CC rt ( Th sprt proprty of spous... ompriss proprty quir y spous prior to th stlishmnt of ommunity proprty rgim.... ) 11 Don t forgt tht Hln s intrst in th Right Trt ws hr sprt proprty. Pg 9 of 32

10 Dv rings ptitory tion ginst Ingri n Jn with rspt to th Ovrlp (5 of th 90 minuts for Prt II) Wht will Dv s urn of proof in this ptitory tion? Why? For purposs of this qustion 9 only, ignor ny omplitions tht might prsnt s rsult of (i) Dv s hving grnt Krm th piplin srvitu or (ii) Krm s hving instll its piplin. prft titl, us th fnnts, Ingri n Jn, hv possssion in ft of th Ovrlp prft titl, us th fnnts, Ingri n Jn, hv th right to possss th Ovrlp ttr titl, us th fnnts, Ingri n Jn, hv possssion in ft of th Ovrlp ttr titl, us th fnnts, Ingri n Jn, hv th right to possss th Ovrlp non of th ov 10 (5 of th 90 minuts for Prt II) Assum, for purposs of this qustion 10 only, tht (i) th orrt nswr to th prvious qustion (#9) is or (it mttrs not whih), tht is, tht Dv s urn of proof is ttr titl n (ii) tht Dv s nstor-in-titl, Bn, quir titl to th Lft Trt (k in 1919) not from Art, ut from somon nm Louis. Will Dv prvil, tht is, is his titl to th Ovrlp ttr thn tht / thos of Ingri n Jn? Why or why not? In nswring this qustion 10, you r to lv si, for th momnt, th possiility tht Dv n / or Ingri n / or Jn might l to prov his / hr / thir own ttr titl or vn prft titl through quisitiv prsription. You ll gt to tlk out tht in nswring susqunt qustion low. For th momnt, simply ssss th rltiv strngths of th prtis rivtiv titls. ys: mong titls, olr is lwys ttr: Dv s titl (ting from 1919) is two yrs olr thn tht / thos of Ingri n Jn (ting from 1921) ys: mong titls, olr is gnrlly ttr, though lrr or mor pris titl is, in som instns, ttr thn n olr on; Dv s titl (ting from 1919) is two yrs olr thn n no lss lr or pris thn tht / thos of Ingri n Jn (ting from 1921) ys: th rtionl in is orrt, xpt tht Dv s titl (ting from 1964) is 15 yrs olr thn Ingri s titl (ting from 1978) n 34 yrs olr thn Jn s titl (ting from 1997) no: Dv s titl is no ttr thn tht / thos of Ingri n Jn, for thr s no wy to know whthr Louis, Dv s ultimt nstor-in-titl, or Art, Ingri s n Jn s ultimt nstorin-titl, ws th tru ownr non of th ov 12 Don t forgt tht Hln s intrst in th Right Trt ws hr sprt proprty. Pg 10 of 32

11 SHORT ANSWER # 1 (10 of th 90 minuts for Prt II) Forgt th prvious qustion (#10) n vrything in it, inluing, in prtiulr, tht usinss out Louis n, now, ssum tht th orrt nswr to th qustion for tht on (#9) ws or (it mttrs not whih), tht is, tht Dv s urn of proof is prft titl. Cn Dv mt tht urn s to th Ovrlp? If not, why not? If so, how n why? In nswring this qustion, you r to lv si, for th momnt, th possiility tht Dv n / or Ingri n / or Jn might l to prov tht h / sh / thy quir his / hr / thir own prft titl through quisitiv prsription. You ll gt to tlk out tht in nswring susqunt qustion low. For th momnt, simply ssss th strngth of Dv s rivtiv titl. B (70 of th 90 minuts for Prt II) Assum tht th orrt nswr to th prvious short-nswr qustion is ys, tht is, tht Dv n prov tht h quir prft rivtiv titl to th Ovrlp. An suppos, now, tht Ingri n Jn ris th fns of quisitiv prsription. Som qustions out this fns... SHORT ANSWER # 2 (5 of th 70 minuts for su-prt II-B) Bfor you iv in to th ssy qustion tht follows, lt s onsir up front n issu tht will Pg 11 of 32

12 intgrl to your nlysis, nmly, th hrtriztion of th vrious juriil links or sussions tht r prsnt in th nrrtiv. Bsi h juriil link / sussion list low, init (y irling th orrt ltrntiv nswr) whthr it is univrsl sussion or prtiulr sussion: á Tht twn Cni n Emm... univrsl prtiulr â Tht twn Emm n Fith... univrsl prtiulr ã Tht twn Fith n Ingri... univrsl prtiulr ä Tht twn Fith n Hln... univrsl prtiulr å Tht twn Hln n Jn... univrsl prtiulr For th rst of this su-prt II-B, ssum tht th orrt nswrs to this short-nswr qustion r th following: (á) tht twn Cni n Emm: univrsl; (â) tht twn Emm n Fith: prtiulr; (ã) tht twn Fith n Ingri: prtiulr; (ä) tht twn Fith n Hln: prtiulr; (å) tht twn Hln n Jn: univrsl. ESSAY (65 of th 70 minuts for su-prt II-B) 13 Will th fns of quisitiv prsription sussful? Why or why not? (Not tht I m NOT sking out whthr Dv might l to lim quisitiv prsription in support of his sin-hif). 13 DON T FORGET THAT Hln S INTEREST IN THE RIGHT TRACT WAS HER SEPARATE PROPERTY! Pg 12 of 32

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16 III (55 minuts: pprox. 4 minuts / qustion) On Jnury 1, 2003, Any, th ownr of Trt 1, n Bri, th ownr of Trts 2 n 3 (s igrm), rw up n instrumnt tht rs, in prt, s follows: I, Bri, on hlf of myslf n ll futur ownrs of Trt 2 o hry grnt to Any th right to grz his gots on Trt 2 for trm of svn yrs. To prvnt his gots from wnring into th swmp on Trt 2, Any my uil ny fns tht h my m pproprit. Th t, whih is sign y oth prtis, is fil into th puli rors tht sm y. Pg 16 of 32

17 During th following wk (Jnury 2-9, 2003), Any uils fns roun th swmp on Trt 2. Th fns onsist of 4 x 4 woon posts, mnt firmly into th groun, twn whih xtn 2 x 4 woon plnks, whih r fstn to th posts y nils n glu. Any thrftr gins to grz his gots on tht trt (Trt 2). On Frury 1, 2003, Cssi, flsly rprsnting hrslf to th ownr of Trt 2 n Trt 3, offrs to sll ll or prt of th trts to Din, whtvr sh my wnt. Though Din nithr knows nor hs rson to know tht Cssi is not th ownr of Trt 3, sh hs hr rumors, whih sh onsirs ril, tht Cssi is not th ownr of Trt 2. Cssi n Din thn wlk th ounris of th ln tht Din wnts, whih onsists of (i) ll of Trt 3 n (ii) 20-foot wi "strip" of ln on Trt 2 tht lis jnt to Trt 3. But whn Cssi n Din rw up th t of sl, thy mk littl mistk in th proprty sription: th proprty sri, in turns out, onsists only of Trt 3, in othr wors, non of Trt 2 is inlu in th proprty sription. Th t of sl, whih is sign y oth prtis, is fil into th puli rors tht sm y. Din's pln for hr ln, whih sh gins to put into fft th vry nxt y (Frury 2, 2003), is to turn it into "fig frm." To o tht, sh must first lr it of "th woos" tht now stn on it n, hving on tht, must plnt it with fig trs. Sh os this oth on Trt 3 n on th Strip of Trt 2. Svn yrs pss (in othr wors, it's now Frury 2, 2010). Bri thn gos out to his ln n isovrs, to his hgrin, tht Any, with his gots n fns, is still on prt of Trt 2 n tht Din, with hr fig trs (whih r now fiv ft high), is on ll of Trt 3 n prt of Trt 2. NOTE: Unlss you r tol othrwis, you r to ssum tht ll of th moifitions tht Any n Din m to Bri's ln vlu to tht ln. 11 Whih of th following sttmnts is tru? to trmin who owns th fig trs tht Din plnt on Trt 3, it is nssry, first, to lssify thm s "improvmnts" or "onstitunts," for, if thy'r th formr, thy long to on prson, whrs if thy'r th lttr, thy long to somon ls to trmin who owns th fig trs tht Din plnt on Trt 3, it is not nssry, first, to lssify thm s "improvmnts" or "onstitunts"; ithr wy, thy long to th sm prson 12 Assum, for th momnt, tht th nswr to th prvious qustion (#11) is n, furthr, tht th fig trs r "improvmnts" (spifilly, "plntings") of Trt 3. Who owns thm? Why? Bri: thy wr m without th onsnt of Bri (th lnownr) Bri: improvmnts lwys long to th ownr of th groun Din: Din, who put thm thr, ws goo fith possssor Din: thy wr m without th onsnt of Bri (th lnownr) Din: improvmnts lwys long to th prson who m thm or put thm in Pg 17 of 32

18 13 Assum for th momnt, vn if you think this is not so, tht who owns th fns tht Any uilt on Trt 2 pns, t lst in prt, on whthr thy r lssifi s "improvmnts" or "onstitunts". Whih wy shoul thy lssifi? Why? finitly s improvmnts: thy r without qustion othr onstrutions prmnntly tth to th groun finitly s onstitunts: thy r without qustion intgrl prts of th groun on n't sy for sur: thy might ithr improvmnts (spifilly, othr onstrutions prmnntly tth to th groun) or onstitunts (spifilly, intgrl prts of th groun), ut it's too los to ll proly s improvmnts: though it wouln't ltogthr stupi to rgu tht thy r onstitunts (spifilly, intgrl prts of th groun), th ttr viw is tht thy r improvmnts (othr onstrutions prmnntly tth to th groun) proly s onstitunts: though it wouln't ltogthr stupi to rgu tht thy r improvmnts (spifilly, othr onstrutions prmnntly tth to th groun), th ttr viw is tht thy r onstitunts 14 Assum, for purposs of this qustion 14 only, tht th orrt nswr to th prvious qustion (#13) is ithr or (it mttrs not whih), tht is, tht th fns r "onstitunts" (spifilly, intgrl prts) of Trt 2. To whom woul th fns long? Why? Bri: thy wr m with th onsnt of Bri (th lnownr) Bri: onstitunts lwys long to th ownr of th groun Bri: Any, who put thm thr, ws fith possssor Any: thy wr m with th onsnt of Bri (th lnownr) Any: onstitunts lwys long to th prson who m thm or put thm in 15 Dos Bri now hv th right to mn tht Any rmov th fns tht h (Any) uilt on Trt 2 t his (Any's) xpns? (Rmmr tht, for purposs of this qustion 15, you r not to ssum Pg 18 of 32

19 nything out th lssifition of th fns.) ys, provi thy r improvmnts ys, provi thy r onstitunts ys, rgrlss whthr thy r improvmnts or onstitunts no, rgrlss whthr thy r improvmnts or onstitunts u to unrtinty in th pplil lw, it's impossil to sy for sur 16 Assum tht th nswr to th prvious qustion (#15) is "ys" n, for th momnt, tht th fns r improvmnts. Bri mns, in propr form, tht Any rmov th fns from Trt 2, ut tht Any fils to o so. Svn months pss. Wht r Bri's rights with rspt to th fns? Bri n rmov thm n sn Any th ill for th xpnss of rmovl Bri hs th option of (i) rmoving thm n sning Any th ill for th xpnss of rmovl or (ii) kping thm n pying Any n inmnity, t Bri's option, of () th urrnt vlu of Any's lor n mtrils or () th nhn vlu of Trt 2 Bri hs th option of (i) rmoving thm n sning Any th ill for th xpnss of rmovl or (ii) kping thm n pying Any n inmnity, t Bri's option, of () th originl vlu of Any's lor n mtrils, () th urrnt vlu of Any's lor n mtrils, or () th nhn vlu of Trt 2 Bri hs th option of (i) rmoving thm t his own xpns n sning Any th ill for th xpnss of rmovl or (ii) kping thm, without hving to py Any ny inmnity (provi sh first givs him n itionl writtn noti y rtifi mil n thn pproprits th fns hrslf) Bri gts to kp thm, without hving to py Any ny inmnity (provi sh first givs him n itionl writtn noti y rtifi mil n thn pproprits th fns hrslf) 17 Assum, now, tht th nswr to th qustion for lst (#15) is "ys" n tht th fns tht Any uilt on Trt 2 r onstitunts. Bri mns, in propr form, tht Any rmov th fns from Trt 2, ut Any fils to o so. Svn months pss. As things now stn t this vry momnt, wht right, if ny, os Bri hv ginst Any with rspt to th fns? Bri n rmov thm n sn Any th ill for th xpnss of rmovl Bri hs th option of (i) rmoving thm n sning Any th ill for th xpnss of Pg 19 of 32

20 rmovl or (ii) kping thm n pying Any n inmnity, t Bri's option, of () th urrnt vlu of Any's lor n mtrils or () th nhn vlu of Trt 2 Bri hs th option of (i) rmoving thm n sning Any th ill for th xpnss of rmovl or (ii) kping thm n pying Any n inmnity, t Bri's option, of () th originl vlu of Any's lor n mtrils, () th urrnt vlu of Any's lor n mtrils, or () th nhn vlu of Trt 2 Bri hs th option of (i) rmoving thm n sning Any th ill for th xpnss of rmovl or (ii) just kping thm, without hving to py Any ny inmnity Bri gts to kp thm, without hving to py Any ny inmnity 18 Assum tht Din ws in possssion of Trt 3 n of th plnt prt of Trt 2. Insofr s it might rlvnt to trmin th rmis tht Din n Bri my njoy ginst h othr, ws Din goo fith or fith possssor of th trts? goo fith, s to oth trts Trt 2: fith; Trt 3: goo fith Trt 2: goo fith; Trt 3: fith fith, s to oth trts non of th ov Assum, for purposs of th rst of this Prt I, tht th orrt nswr to th prvious qustion (#18) is. 19 Dos Din now hv th right to rmov th fig trs tht sh plnt on Trt 3 n / or thos tht sh plnt on Trt 2? ys, s to thos on oth trts ys, s to thos on Trt 3; no, s to thos on Trt 2 no, s to thos on Trt 3; ys, s to thos on Trt 2 no, s to thos on oth trts u to unrtinty in th pplil lw, it's impossil to sy for sur Pg 20 of 32

21 20 Dos Bri now hv th right to mn tht Din, t hr (Din's) xpns, rmov th fig trs tht sh (Din) plnt on Trt 3 n / or thos tht sh (Din) plnt on Trt 2? ys, s to thos on oth trts ys, s to thos on Trt 3; no, s to thos on Trt 2 no, s to thos on Trt 3; ys, s to thos on Trt 2 no, s to thos on oth trts u to unrtinty in th pplil lw, it's impossil to sy for sur 21 Assum tht Bri must kp or, if h hs hoi, lts to kp th fig trs tht Din plnt on Trt 3 n tht Bri must py Din n inmnity thrfor. Wht woul th msur of tht inmnity? Bri must py, t his option, (i) th originl vlu of Din's lor n mtrils, (ii) th urrnt vlu of Din's lor n mtrils, or (iii) th nhn vlu of Trt 3 Bri must py, t his option, (i) th urrnt vlu of Din's lor n mtrils or (ii) th nhn vlu of Trt 3 Bri must py, t his option, (i) th originl vlu of Din's lor n mtrils or (ii) th nhn vlu of Trt 3 Bri must py, t Din's option, (i) th originl vlu of Din's lor n mtrils, (ii) th urrnt vlu of Din's lor n mtrils, or (iii) th nhn vlu of Trt 3 non of th ov 22 Assum tht Bri must kp or, if h hs hoi, lts to kp th fig trs tht Din plnt on Trt 2 n tht Bri must py Din n inmnity thrfor. Wht woul th msur of tht inmnity? Bri must py, t his option, (i) th originl vlu of Din's lor n mtrils, (ii) th urrnt vlu of Din's lor n mtrils, or (iii) th nhn vlu of Trt 3 Bri must py, t his option, (i) th urrnt vlu of Din's lor n mtrils or (ii) th nhn vlu of Trt 2 Bri must py, t his option, (i) th originl vlu of Din's lor n mtrils or (ii) th nhn vlu of Trt 2 Pg 21 of 32

22 Bri must py, t Din's option, (i) th originl vlu of Din's lor n mtrils, (ii) th urrnt vlu of Din's lor n mtrils, or (iii) th nhn vlu of Trt 2 non of th ov IV (45 minuts: pprox. 5 minuts / qustion) A quir titl to n ighty-r trt of unvlop ln, lot on th ounry twn Est Bton Roug n Asnsion Prishs, tht fronts on LA Highwy 73 n is trnst y Byou Mnh (s igrm). To gt wtr to th "Front Trt" rs (s igrm), h uilt smll nl tht rn from th you to th ntr of tht prt of th trt (s igrm). To filitt his ss to th "Bk Trt" rs (s igrm), h uilt shll ro tht rn twn it n LA Highwy 73. A fw yrs ltr, A sol th "Bk Trt" rs (s igrm) to Bth for $100,000. Th t of sl, whih oth of thm sign ut whih ws nithr witnss nor notriz, ontin th following ritls (mong othrs): 6. Sllr, s ownr of th Front Trt, grnts Buyr, s ownr of th Bk Trt, right of pssg ross th shll ro on th ln tht h, Sllr, hs rtin, i.., th Front Trt, twn th Bk Trt n LA Highwy 73. As orrltiv of this right, it shll th uty of Sllr, s ownr of th Front Trt, to kp th shll ro in goo working orr. If Sllr fults on this uty of up-kp, Buyr my tk ll rsonl msurs to mintin th ro t Sllr s xpns In viw of th ft tht th Bk Trt, lik th Front Trt, hs long n us for hunting, Buyr, s ownr of th Bk Trt, grnts Sllr, s ownr of th Front Trt, th right to hunt on th Bk Trt. 11. Sllr, s ownr of th Front Trt, promiss Buyr, s ownr of th Bk Trt, tht no uilings shll onstrut on th Front Trt within on mil of th ounry twn th two trts. Th grmnt ws promptly fil into th onvyn rors of oth prishs. For th nxt svrl yrs, th nw nighors got long just fin. Bth i nothing to intrfr with th flow of wtr through th nl; sh rgulrly us th shll ro, whih A kpt up nily, to riv to n from th Bk Trt; A hunt on th Bk Trt without inint; n A uilt no uilings within mil of th ounry twn th two trts. Thn things hng. A sol th Front Trt to Clvin, who gn running hvy frm quipmnt ovr th prt of th shll ro tht ly on th Front Trt; s rsult, th ro soon m so fill with ruts, pothols, n rks tht on oul not possily ross it y utomoil. At out th sm tim, Bth sol th Bk Trt to Dnis, who promptly los off th nl, so tht wtr stopp flowing to th Front Trt, n fn off th Bk Trt, so tht Clvin (lso n vi huntr) oul not hunt on it. Pg 22 of 32

23 A SHORT ANSWER Suppos tht Clvin rings suit ginst Dnis, sking n injuntion orring hr to ropn th nl. His thory? Tht th Front Trt hs pril srvitu whry its ownr ntitl to riv wtr through th nl ross th Bk Trt. Is his thory soun? Why or why not? Explin. 23 Suppos tht Dnis rings suit ginst Clvin, sking n injuntion orring him (i) to rpir th shll ro himslf or (ii) to rimurs Dnis for th ost of rpiring th shll ro. Will sh sussful? Why or why not? no: prgrph 6 of th sl instrumnt twn Bth n A rt only prsonl (nonrl) rights n utis, inluing uty to prmit pssg ross th shll ro n uty to mintin n rpir th shll ro; thos utis r nforl only ginst th prson who rt thm A n only y th prson in whos fvor thy wr rt Bth no: though prgrph 6 of th sl instrumnt twn Bth n A rt pril srvitu, tht srvitu i not ntil uty to mintin n rpir th shll ro; th urn of pril srvitu, s CC rt. 651 puts it, n onsist only of uty on th prt of th srvint stt ownr to stin from oing somthing on his stt or to prmit somthing to on on it ; th uty to mintin n rpir th shll ro n ffirmtiv uty nnot m prt of pril srvitu; if tht uty is nforl t ll, it is, thn, nforl only ginst th prson who rt it A n only y th prson in whos fvor it ws rt Bth ys: prgrph 6 of th sl instrumnt twn Bth n A rt pril srvitu, on tht ntil not only uty to prmit pssg ross th shll ro ut lso uty to mintin n rpir th shll ro; whn A sol th Front Trt to Clvin, ths utis fll on him; whn Bth sol th Bk Trt to Dnis, th rights orrltiv to thos utis fll to hr non of th ov Pg 23 of 32

24 24 Assum, for purposs of this qustion 24 only, tht th right of pssg tht Bth riv from A ws rl right n, yon tht, ws pril srvitu n tht th nswr to th prvious qustion (#23) is ys, sh woul win th suit ginst Clvin. But now suppos tht spit th mg Clvin quipmnt h inflit on th shll ro, Dnis oul still riv ross it, without muh iffiulty, y swrving first this wy n thn tht wy just it to voi th ruts, pothols, n rks. Woul Dnis sussful in hr suit ginst Clvin unr ths irumstns? Why or why not? For purposs of this qustion 24 only, ignor th ft tht A, s sllr, unrtook uty to kp th shll ro in goo working orr. ys, Dnis woul still prvil: th ownr of th srvint stt n t o nything tht vn tns to iminish or mk mor inonvnint th us of th pril srvitu; hr, Clvin s tivitis h prisly tht fft no, now Dnis woul los: though it is tru tht th ownr of th srvint stt n t o nything tht tns to iminish or mk mor inonvnint th us of th pril srvitu, Clvin s tivitis i not hv tht fft; hr, thr s no inition tht Dnis in ft h ny rl troul ngotiting th shll ro no, now Dnis woul los: th ownr of th srvint stt n o nything h wnts to o, provi tht it os not tully intrfr with th ominnt stt ownr s xris of th srvitu right; hr, thr s no inition tht th ruts, pothols, n rks tully intrfr with Dnis s xris of th right to pss th orrt nswr oul ithr or : though th prtinnt otrinl uthority fvors, th prtinnt jurispruntil uthority pprs to ivi; until th ntinomy in th jurisprun is rsolv, on n t nswr qustions lik this with omplt onfin non of th ov SHORT ANSWER Clvin hs just rought suit ginst Dnis, sking n injuntion orring hr to giv him ss to th Bk Trt so tht h n hunt on it. His thory? Tht th Front Trt hs pril srvitu whry its ownr is ntitl to hunt on th Bk Trt. Is his thory soun? Why or why not? Explin. (In nswring this qustion, pls ssum (i) tht A n Bth intn to priliz th hunting right, vn if you on t liv thy i, n (ii) tht th lngug us in thir grmnt ws suffiint to ommunit this intntion, vn if you on t liv it ws.) Pg 24 of 32

25 B Twlv (12) yrs om n go. Thn rtin Émil, hving stlish tht h is th tru ownr of th Front Trt, vits Clvin from his trt. It turns out tht nyon who othr to hk th puli rors rlt to th Bk Trt, inluing Bth n Dnis, woul sily hv isovr Émil s vrs ownrship lim to th Front Trt. But nithr Bth nor Dnis h onut titl srh prior to quiring th Bk Trt. In ny vnt, Émil immitly gins uiling n prtmnt omplx right on th ounry twn th two trts. 25 Dnis rings suit ginst Émil, sking n injuntion orring him to sist from onstruting th prtmnt omplx. Will sh sussful? Why or why not? ys: Dnis quir pril srvitu prohiiting uiling on th Front Trt (within mil of th ounry) y stintion of th ownr A ys: Dnis quir pril srvitu prohiiting uiling on th Front Trt (within mil of th ounry) y mns of rig quisitiv prsription, to pris, y tn (10) yrs of qusi-possssion, unr just titl, n in goo fith no: Dnis i not quir pril srvitu prohiiting uiling on th Front Trt (within mil of th ounry) y titl, y stintion, or y quisitiv prsription: not y titl, us th prson who sol it to hr A in t own th Front Trt; not y stintion, for ny numr of rsons; n not y quisitiv prsription, us sh lk goo fith no: th sm s, xpt tht th rrir to quisitiv prsription is not lk of goo fith, ut tht th srvitu ws nonpprnt on no: th sm s, xpt tht th rrir to quisitiv prsription is not lk of goo fith, ut tht th srvitu ws ngtiv on C Suppos tht, just thr months for Émil vit Clvin, Dnis h ont to Clvin pril srvitu of psturg, on tht ws to prmit th ownr of th Front Trt, whovr h my to grz ttl, shp, t. on th Bk Trt. Assum tht this ontion ws in propr form n tht th instrumnt ws uly ror. Suppos furthr tht Clvin, t th tim of this ontion, h n only svntn (17) yrs ol n h nvr n mnipt. Finlly, suppos tht ftr Clvin Pg 25 of 32

26 vition, Émil, hving lrn of this srvitu, snt his own ttl onto th Bk Trt to grz, ut tht Dnis, in rtlition for Émil s hving lok off th shll ro, rov Émil s ttl wy. 26 Émil promptly rings suit ginst Dnis, sking n injuntion orring hr to sist from prvnting his ttl to grz on th Bk Trt. Will h sussful? Why or why not? ys: Clvin quir th pril srvitu of psturg for th nfit of whomvr might hppn to own th Front Trt; tht prson is now (n, it woul sm, lwys ws) Émil no: pril srvitu n quir only y th ownr of th ominnt stt or y somon who ts on his hlf, suh s his mntry (gnt) or prrious possssor; Clvin ws not th ownr of th Front Trt n, fr from ting for th ownr (Émil), ws tully n vrs possssor of th Front Trt vis-à-vis th ownr; if Clvin t for nyon, it ws for himslf no: to quir pril srvitu y ontrt (suh s through ontion intr vivos), on must, of ours, hv ontrtul pity; s n unmnipt minor, Clvin lk tht pity & r oth orrt non of th ov D Forgt su-prts A, B, n C of Prt IV. Assum, for purposs of this su-prt D of Prt IV, tht Clvin hs pril srvitu to rin wtr through th nl n Dnis hs pril srvitu to pss on th shll ro. Furthr, ssum now tht th rson Clvin stops using th nl is not tht Dnis los it off (ssum, now, tht sh i not los it off), ut rthr tht th you just rn ry u to nturl uss. Twlv (12) yrs om n go, ftr whih tim th you, gin u to nturl uss, strts running gin. Thn Dnis loss off th nl. At th sm tim, Clvin loss off th shll ro, whih, u to its lpit onition, hs, of ours, sn nithr hi nor hir of Dnis or hr utomoils for th pst twlv yrs. 27 Suppos tht Clvin now rings suit ginst Dnis, sking n injuntion orring hr to ropn th nl. Will h sussful? no: Clvin s srvitu through th nl ws xtinguish u to th strution of th srvint stt no: Clvin s srvitu through th nl ws xtinguish u to th prsription of non-us ys: th srvitu hs not n xtinguish, ithr y strution of th srvint stt (th strution, if ny, ws not prmnnt) or y non-us (us Clvin f n ostl to his us tht h oul nithr prvnt nor rmov, prsription ws prmnntly suspn) Pg 26 of 32

27 ys: is silly orrt, xpt tht prsription ws suspn for only tn (10) of th twlv (12) yrs of non-us (not ll twlv (12) yrs, s inits), so tht, to t, only two (2) yrs worth of prsription hs ru non of th ov 28 Suppos tht Dnis now rings suit ginst Clvin, sking n injuntion orring him to ropn th shll ro. Will sh sussful? no: Dnis s srvitu ovr th ro ws xtinguish u to th strution of th srvint stt no: Dnis s srvitu ovr th ro ws xtinguish u to th prsription of non-us ys: th srvitu hs not n xtinguish, ithr y strution of th srvint stt (th strution, if ny, ws not prmnnt) or y non-us (us Dnis f n ostl to hr us tht sh oul nithr prvnt nor rmov, prsription ws prmnntly suspn) ys: is silly orrt, xpt tht prsription ws suspn for only tn (10) of th twlv (12) yrs of non-us (not ll twlv (12) yrs, s inits), so tht, to t, only two (2) yrs worth of prsription hs ru non of th ov V (35 minuts: pprox. 5 minuts / qustion) Som yrs go Apollo mrri Dphn. To this mrrig, Apollo rought onsirl proprty, inluing (i) ow (Rh), whih h us to prou milk, n (ii) trt of ln (th Pn Trt) on whih stoo grov of pn trs n wrhous for storing pns, t., (iii) 100 shrs of Eltr, 14 In. ommon stok (th Stok), n (iv) trt of sulfur-rih ln (th Sulfur Trt). (To vlop n mng th Sulfur Trt for him, Apollo h hir Furis Minrls, In. (Furis), whih h rill tn 15 sulfur wlls on th ln n thrupon h gn proution of sulfur. ) During th mrrig, Apollo 14 This woul hv n Apollo s sprt proprty. S CC rt ( Th sprt proprty of spous... ompriss proprty quir y spous prior to th stlishmnt of ommunity proprty rgim.... ) 15 Not tht Apollo i not grnt Furis ny sort of minrl srvitu; to th ontrry, Furis is just his mploy. Furis, thn, hs no rights whtsovr, rl or prsonl, in th sulfur tht is prou; Furis only Pg 27 of 32

28 n Dphn quir rtin proprty with inom rn from thir lor, inluing frm (th 16 Frm). Mnwhil, Dphn or Apollo thr hilrn, Cstor, Gi, n Hrms. Ds pss. Thn, on Dmr 31, 2029, Apollo i. By tstmnt, Apollo grnt Dphn th right to us n njoy Rh, th Pn Trt, th Stok, n th Sulfur Trt uring hr liftim n grnt Cstor, Gi, n Hrms qul shrs of h of ths things; th tstmnt, howvr, m no provision for Apollo s intrsts in th Frm. 29 Dphn, who is sprt to ris mony to mt th ns of hr fmily, wnts to sll (i) Rh to hr rothr-in-lw Irus (who wnts to rqu it) n (ii) th Stok on th opn mrkt. Cn sh o it? Why or why not? ys, s to oth: oth Rh n th Stok r onsumls; th usufrutury of suh things hs usus ovr thm ys, s to Rh; no, s to th Stok: whrs Rh is onsuml, th Stok is nononsuml; whrs usufrutury hs usus of onsumls, h os not hv usus of nononsumls no, s to Rh; ys, s to th Stok: whrs Rh is non-onsuml, th Stok is onsuml; whrs usufrutury hs usus of onsumls, h os not hv usus of nononsumls no, s to oth: oth Rh n th Stok r nononsumls; th usufrutury of suh things os not hv usus ovr thm th orrt nswr oul ithr or ; th pplil lw (tht whih onrns th istintion twn onsumls n nononsumls) is too unrtin to nl on to sy for sur For purposs of th rst of this Prt V, ssum tht oth Rh n th Stok r nononsumls. 30 Cstor, Gi, n Hrms, who on t trust Dphn to tk r of Rh, th Pn Trt, th Stok, t., wnt to know if thr s nything thy n o to gt som ssurn tht sh will. Is thr? Explin. ys: thy n for hr to post surity (.g., put up on, grnt mortgg) to gurnt th prformn of th utis sh ows thm with rspt to ll of hr usufruts, i.., thos on Rh, th Pn Trt, th Stok, th Sulfur Trt, n th Frm; th nk ownr n lwys for th usufrutury to post surity right, whih is purly prsonl (i.., rit right), is to gt pi for its srvis. 16 This woul hv n Apollo n Dphn s ommunity proprty. S CC rt ( Th ommunity proprty ompriss proprty quir uring th xistn of th lgl rgim through th ffort, skill, or inustry of ithr spous.... ) Pg 28 of 32

29 ys: thy n for hr to post surity (.g., put up on, grnt mortgg) to gurnt th prformn of th utis sh ows thm with rspt to ll of hr usufruts, i.., thos on Rh, th Pn Trt, th Stok, th Sulfur Trt, n th Frm; th nk ownr n for th usufrutury to post surity, provi tht th ojt of th usufrut is nononsuml ys, in prt, n no, in prt: though thy n for hr to post surity (.g., put up on, grnt mortgg) to gurnt th prformn of th utis sh ows thm with rspt to hr usufruts on Rh, th Pn Trt, th Stok, n th Sulfur Trt, thy nnot for hr to o so with rspt to th Frm; though th nk ownr n, s gnrl rul, for th usufrutury to post surity, thr s n xption whr th usufrut is lgl ys, in prt, n no, in prt: though thy nnot for hr to post surity (.g., put up on, grnt mortgg) to gurnt th prformn of th utis sh ows thm with rspt to hr usufruts on Rh, th Pn Trt, th Stok, n th Sulfur Trt, thy n for hr to o so with rspt to th Frm; though th nk ownr n, s gnrl rul, for th usufrutury to post surity, thr s n xption whr th usufrut is volitionl no: th nk ownr nnot for th usufrutury to post surity unlss th ojt of th usufrut is onsuml Th nrrtiv ontinus: In th nxt fw months, thr r som mjor vlopmnts with rspt to Apollo s formr proprty. First, Olympi Bnk, in whos fvor Apollo h grnt UCC Artil 9 surity intrst ovr th Stok, forloss on tht surity intrst. At th nsuing puli sl, th Stok fths pri of $10,000, whih is mor thn nough to py off wht Olympi Bnk is still ow $8,000. Son, th trs on th Pn Trt om infst with trpillrs, whih ru th pn rop sustntilly n, wors still, thrtn to kill th trs. Though Dphn is ppriz of th sitution, sh tks no tion. Thir, ftr th wrhous on th Pn Trt is struk y lightning, on wll n smll prt of th roof r stroy y fir. Though sh lrns of this, too, Dphn osn t o nything out it, ithr. Fourth, Dphn, without th prmission of ny of th hilrn, slls th Frm on th opn mrkt. Fifth, Dphn, ovr th ojtion of th hilrn n without onsulting or sking nyon ls, uils hug sulfur-prossing fility on th Sulfur Trt. 31 Wht must on with th surplus $2,000 sh tht s lft ovr from th puli sl of th Stok ($10,000 [pri pi] - $8,000 [mount ow] = $2,000)? Explin. it must givn to Olympi Bnk; th ritor who provoks forlosur sl is ntitl to riv th ntirty of th pros of th sl of its olltrl it must givn to Dphn: tru, th sl of th Stok fftivly xtinguish Dphn s usufrut thron ( usufrut of non-onsuml); ut, thnks to th prinipl of rl surogtion, sh now quirs usufrut ( usufrut of onsuml) ovr tht into whih th Stok hs n trnsform, i.., mony Pg 29 of 32