Think Tasks

 Steps For the Discussion:

Please remember as we discussed in the zoom session, you are debating    the DEBATE THIS  prompt. You are going to write an 1 introductory  paragraph stating your position then 3 supporting paragraphs, and lastly 1 conclusion paragraph (total of 5 paragraphs). Feel free to incorporate the fact pattern I gave you as  an   example to help prove your point. But you do not necessarily have  to   answer the questions posed. I want to see reasoned analysis and   critical  thinking. There is no right or wrong answer.  Feel free to  use  the  internet for all supporting resources, cases, journal,  articles,  etc...  Make sure that you cite your sources.  

1.     Debate This: Property condemnation  

Vern  Shoepke bought a two-story home in Roche, Maine. The warranty deed did  not specify what covenants would be included in the conveyance. The  property was adjacent to a public park that included a popular Frisbee  golf course. (Frisbee golf is a sport similar to golf but using  Frisbees.) Wayakichi Creek ran along the north end of the park and along  Shoepkes property. The deed allowed Roche citizens the right to walk  across a five-foot-wide section of the lot beside Wayakichi Creek as  part of a two-mile public trail system. Teenagers regularly threw  Frisbee golf discs from the walking path behind Shoepkes property over  his yard to the adjacent park. Shoepke habitually shouted and cursed at  the teenagers, demanding that they not throw the discs over his yard.

Two  months after moving into his Roche home, Shoepke leased the second  floor to Lauren Slater for nine months. The lease agreement did not  specify that Shoepkes consent would be required to sublease the second  floor. After three months of tenancy, Slater sublet the second floor to a  local artist, Javier Indalecio. Over the remaining six months,  Indalecios use of oil paints damaged the carpeting in Shoepkes home.  Using the information presented in the chapter, answer the following  questions.

1. What is the term for the right of Roche citizens to walk across Shoepkes land on the trail?
2. What covenants would most courts infer were included in the warranty deed that Shoepke received when he bought his house?
3. Can Shoepke hold Slater financially responsible for the damage to the carpeting caused by Indalecio? Explain.
4. Could  the fact that teenagers continually throw Frisbees over Shoepkes yard  outside the second-floor windows arguably be a breach of the covenant of  quiet enjoyment? Why or why not?

Debate This:
Under  no circumstances should a local government be able to condemn property  in order to sell it later to real estate developers for private use.

 Steps For the Discussion:

Please remember as we discussed in the zoom session, you are debating    the DEBATE THIS  prompt. You are going to write an 1 introductory  paragraph stating your position then 3 supporting paragraphs, and lastly 1 conclusion paragraph (total of 5 paragraphs). Feel free to incorporate the fact pattern I gave you as  an   example to help prove your point. But you do not necessarily have  to   answer the questions posed. I want to see reasoned analysis and   critical  thinking. There is no right or wrong answer.  Feel free to  use  the  internet for all supporting resources, cases, journal,  articles,  etc...  Make sure that you cite your sources. 

2.     Debate This: Carriers liability 

Vanessa  Denai owned forty acres of land in rural Louisiana. On the property  were a 1,600-square-foot house and a metal barn. Denai met Lance Finney,  who had been seeking a small plot of rural property to rent. After  several meetings, Denai invited Finney to live on a corner of her land  in exchange for Finneys assistance in cutting wood and tending her  property. Denai agreed to store Finneys sailboat in her barn.

With  Denais consent, Finney constructed a concrete and oak foundation on  Denais property and purchased a 190-square-foot dome from Dome Baja for  $3,395. The dome was shipped by Doty Express, a transportation company  licensed to serve the public. When it arrived, Finney installed the dome  frame and fabric exterior so that the dome was detachable from the  foundation. A year after Finney installed the dome, Denai wrote Finney a  note stating, Ive decided to give you four acres of land surrounding  your dome as drawn on this map. This gift violated no local land-use  restrictions. Using the information presented in the chapter, answer the  following questions.

1. Is the dome real property or personal property? Explain.
2. Is Denais gift of land to Finney a gift causa mortis or a gift inter vivos?
3. What  type of bailment relationship was created when Denai agreed to store  Finneys boat? What degree of care was Denai required to exercise in  storing the boat?
4. What standard of care applied to the shipment of the dome by Doty Express?

Debate This:
Common carriers should not be able to limit their liability.