John owns a small rental cottage in St Augustine and his mother Brenda lives nearby in a rented apartment. He is concerned about her having a secure home to live in after her retirement so he decides to convey the cottage to her for the rest of her life, after which, ownership will revert to him. What would John's attorney probably have advised him to do to achieve these goals? Establish a Trust with his mother as one of the trustees Convey a tenancy at sufferance to Brenda. Convey a tenancy by the entireties to Brenda, pur autre vie. О Convey a life estate to Brenda with the right of reversion to John.

Harry, Beatrice, and Mallory are neighbors. They each have young children, and the three of them - Harry, Beatrice, and Mallory - decide to build a waterslide for their children to enjoy. They also agree to split the cost of fixing the waterslide if anything happens to it. Eventually, the slide breaks, and it will cost $180 to repair it. Beatrice proposes that they buy a new slide for $300. Harry agrees and they purchase it without speaking to Mallory. For how much of the cost is Mallory responsible? Ⓒ$100 O $0 $60 O $180 Ⓒ$300

Jensen purchased a six-room house for himself and his daughter. Jensen wishes to have a deed that states that, in case of the death of either of them, the other is to own the house. What form of ownership should Jensen choose?

Lorraine and Darius are friends. Lorraine is engaged and wants to have the wedding of her dreams, but she cannot afford it. Darius wants to help with this, so he anonymously gives Lorraine $10,000. Lorraine is happy and does have the wedding of her dreams. A month later, Darius loses his job and asks Lorraine for the $10,000 back. Lorraine refuses. Darius sues Lorraine. The court will a. order Lorraine to pay Darius the money because she used the money. b. not order Lorraine to pay Darius the money because valid consideration was not present. c. order Lorraine to pay the money because anonymous gifts of money must be repaid. d. not order Lorraine to pay the money because there was nothing in writing.

At the time of her death, Olga Mestrovic was the owner of a large number of works of art created by her late husband, Ivan Mestrovic, an internationally known sculptor and artist whose works were displayed throughout Europe and the United States. By the terms of Olga’s will, all the works of art created by her husband were to be sold and the proceeds distributed to members of the Mestrovic family. Also included in the estate of Olga Mestrovic was certain real property that 1st Source Bank (the Bank), as personal representative of the estate of Olga Mestrovic, agreed to sell to Terrence and Antoinette Wilkin. The agreement of purchase and sale made no mention of any works of art, although it did provide for the sale of such personal property as a dishwasher, drapes, and French doors stored in the attic. Immediately after closing on the real estate, the Wilkins complained to the Bank of the clutter left on the premises; the Bank gave the Wilkins an option of cleaning the house themselves…

Testator gives property to Tim in trust for Barney’s benefit, providing that Barney cannot anticipate the income by assignment or pledge. Barney borrows money from Linda, assigning his future income under the trust for a stated period. Can Linda obtain any judicial relief to prevent Barney from collecting this income? Why or why not?

Under our NCC, an heir may institute an action for rescission of a rescissible contract in his capacity as a representative or successor-in-interest of a person who suffers from lesion or of the creditor who is defrauded. Suppose, however, that it can be established that the decedent, during his lifetime, entered into a contract with another in order to defraud him of his legitime, can he institute an action for the rescission of such contract after the death of the decedent?

Skip and Jack are the shareholders of the Blue Fish Event Corporation. Skip and Jack regularly put on classy events on or near the beach, so they have a special insurance policy to protect their assets. Business has been slow as fewer large beach weddings are taking place, so Skip and Jack use a large fan to blow down and damage most of their décor assets, some of which were personal assets of Skip and Jack, to collect the insurance benefits. (a) Assuming their acts are proven, will a court allow Skip and Jack to recover the insurance money? (b) Is this a situation where the corporate veil may be pierced? Why or why not? (c) What would it mean for Skip and Jack if the corporate veil is pierced in this situation?

Willams and Nick are childhood friends. Nick had lost his right hand in an accident in childhood. They meet after a long time in a restaurant. On being asked, Nick tells Willams that he feels very discontented in managing his family business after the death of his father as it doesn't match his areas of interest. Willams knows that Nick possesses extraordinary skills in management although he hasn't acquired any professional degree in management. Therefore, he asks Nick to wind up his business in India and join him in his hotel business in Dubai as an Assistant Manager in the Sales and Marketing Division. In the context of the above case: 1. Can Nick be deployed to the post of Assistant Manager in the Sales and Marketing Division though he hasn't acquired any professional degree in management? Explain by giving suitable justifications in support of your answer. 2. List any two values that are reflected in this act of Willams.

Grace Peterson, a never-married and childless woman, then age seventy-four, asked Chester Gustafson, a Minneapolis attorney, to draw a will for her. Gustafson, who had also probated Peterson’s sister’s estate, drew this first will and six subsequent wills and codicils free of charge because he claimed that she had no money to pay for his services. Over the five-year period during which Gustafson redrew Peterson’s will, an increasing amount of property was devised to Gustafson’s children, until, finally, the seventh will so devised Peterson’s entire estate. Peterson, however, hardly knew the children except from several chance encounters ten years before. She died without ever having changed the seventh will, and Gustafson, who was named as executor, now seeks to have the will admitted to probate. Discuss whether the seventh will should be probated.