Property Practice Questions 100% Flashcards
- There were three sets of land law when Europeans arrived in what is now Canada. They were:
A. Common law, tenurial law, indigenous laws
B. Common law, civil law, doctrine of feudalism
C. Common law, civil law, indigenous laws
C
- When does a donatio mortis causa take effect?
A. When the donor tells the donee about the gift
B. The date specified in the will
C. Upon the death of the donee
D. Upon the death of the donor
E. Either a or d
E
- What is does the doctrine of reception refer to?
a) How civil laws from France were adopted in Canada
b) How the Europeans adopted and applied indigenous laws in Canada
c) How English laws were received and used in Canada
C
- Which elements must be certain for the existence of an express trust?
A) Intention to create a trust, subject matter of the trust, and the objects (or beneficiaries) of the trust
B) Intention to create a trust, subject matter of the trust, the objects (or beneficiaries) of the trust, and physical delivery of the trust property
C) Donative intention (words of gift), acceptance, and delivery
D) Deed, declaration of trust, and transfer
A
- What statement best describes a life estate?
A) Lasts as long as there are heirs who may inherit the estate
B) Its duration is uncertain
C) An estate that lasts for the holder’s lifetime
D) b and c
C
- O grants to A for life. What is true about this grant?
A) A’s estate will end immediately upon their death
b) Possession of the property still goes back to O if they are still living
c) If O is deceased, the property goes back to O’s executor to be dealt with by O’s will or by the rules of intestacy
d) A has a reversion interest
e) a, b and c
E
- What is one of the differences between a bailment and a licence?
A. a licensee must be more vigilant than a bailee regarding theft and vandalism because of strict liability
B. A bailee presumptively takes on more extensive responsibilities than a licensee
C) A licensee takes on more responsibilities than a bailee
B
- The right of survivorship is best described as:
A) The right of the surviving tenant in common to take the interest of a predeceasing tenant in common
B) The right of surviving heirs of joint tenant who dies to inherit the interest in the land held jointly with another joint tenant
C) The right of the surviving joint tenant to take the interest of a predeceasing joint tenant
D) None of the above
C
