6: Legal Descriptions, Methods of Acquiring Title, and Deeds

Question 1

Ms. Jones was killed in a car accident. When the courts were called upon to distribute her property, they found she had died intestate. This means that she died:

Answer 1

Without a will

Question 2

If a married man with two children died without leaving a will, separate property that was purchased by him before he married and was maintained as separate property during the marriage would be distributed as follows:

Answer 2

1/3 to the widow and 2/3 to the children

Question 3

How many acres are there in a parcel of property that includes the following: the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4, the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4, and the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of section 5?

Answer 3

160 acres

Question 4

The state urgently needs a piece of property to complete a project for public use. The owner did not wish to sell. Which method could be used to acquire the property?

Answer 4

Eminent domain

Question 5

The term escheat is a legal term meaning:

Answer 5

Title has reverted to the state

Question 6

The water flowing down a river gradually builds up the land along the bank by leaving deposits of soil; this action is called:

Answer 6

Accretion

Question 7

All of the following statements concerning wills are correct:

Answer 7

• A statutory will uses a form in compliance with state law
• An administratrix is appointed by a probate court
• A person who receives real property by will is known as a devisee

Question 8

Deeds are used to transfer property/ Which deed contains no implied or expressed warranties?

Answer 8

Quitclaim deed

Question 9

To be valid, a deed must:

Answer 9

Contain a proper description of the property

Question 10

The executrix of an estate is;

Answer 10

Named in the testator’s will

Question 11

“Beginning on a point on the North line of Bard Avenue distant 218.00 feet East from the Northeast corner of Bard Avenue and Elm Street.” This legal description is:

Answer 11

Metes and bounds

Question 12

Which are the base meridians found in California?

Answer 12

• Humbolt
• Mt Shasta
• San Bernandino

Question 13

One mile is how many feet?

Answer 13

5,280

Question 14

Hostile, open, and notorious use of another person’s land for 5 years is required for title by:

Answer 14

Adverse possession

Question 15

An instrument by which the government grants title to a person is a:

Answer 15

Patent

Question 16

Recording of a deed gives:

Answer 16

Constructive notice

Question 17

A deeds to B, who doesn’t record the deed or take physical possession of the property. A then deeds to C, who had no notice of the prior deed to B. C records the deed. In a dispute over title between B and C, which rule would be important?

Answer 17

He or She who records first is the first in right

Question 18

T or F: A valid deed need not be recorded.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Who signs a grant deed?

Answer 19

Grantor