nature of land

Question 1

true or false - if you own a peice of land, you are entitled to take anything from that land, including gas oil and water

Answer 1

false - mines and minerals have been deemed by statute to be the property of the crown other hereditaents such as plants and animals can form part of the lands except for waster, but landowners can be granted rights to take from the water.

Question 2

true or false - a fixture is anything which is part of the land and that could only be removed by demonlishing or causing damage to the same

Answer 2

true - general rule is that if you would need to destory or damage an item to remoce it it would be considered a fixture. where there is ambiguity 0 the courts would look at the degree and purpose of annexation to determine whether something is a fixture or chattel.