Martha was in a nursing home and asked her attorney to draft…

Martha was in a nursing home and asked her attorney to draft a deed that would give her farm to Sam, her son. The attorney drew up the deed, had Martha properly execute it, and thereafter properly recorded the deed. The attorney then told Sam what she had done. Sam immediately went to the nursing home and told Martha that he did not want the farm so she should take back the deed. A week later, Martha returned home to the farm. Shortly thereafter, Sam died without a will, leaving his wife as his only heir. Martha has brought an action against Sam’s wife to quiet her title to the farm.If Martha is successful in this action, what is the likely reason?

The following facts will be used in questions 12-13. Pilot R…

The following facts will be used in questions 12-13. Pilot Rod was flying from point A to point B to visit relatives. He was flying an airplane owned by him which had two engines. As he was flying over Daisy’s orange grove, one of his engines failed. Believing that to save both himself and his airplane, Rod landed in Daisy’s grove. This caused a great deal of damage to both the grove and the airplane. Given the foregoing facts, a necessary element in determining whether Rod is liable for trespass is whether:

Priscilla went to Dr. Goodwrench for treatment of a painful…

Priscilla went to Dr. Goodwrench for treatment of a painful ear malady that had also caused her to suffer a loss of balance, dizziness, and nausea. While Dr. Goodwrench was examining Priscilla’s ear he noticed a lump of wax. As he was removing the wax from Priscilla’s ear, he also noticed what appeared to be the rear legs of an insect. With great care he removed the lump of wax from Priscilla’s ear. Dr. Goodwrench then examined the substance and found within the lump of wax a Japanese cockroach. Dr. Goodwrench held up the insect in front of Priscilla to show it to her. She became hysterical, fainted and fell to the floor breaking her nose. Thereafter, Priscilla developed a phobia and has become deathly afraid of all insects. In a suit for damages against Dr. Goodwrench, which of the following torts would provide Priscilla with her best theory of recovery?

The following facts will be used in questions 27-29. On Marc…

The following facts will be used in questions 27-29. On March 29, 1990, Pamela underwent abdominal surgery at Hospital. The surgery was performed by Doctor, a staff surgeon at Hospital. Pamela paid the hospital bill in total. No part of the bill was directly received by Doctor. Pamela was last examined on July 20, 1990 in the hospital’s outpatient clinic. In early April, 2000, it was discovered that metallic forceps and a nonabsorbent sponge were present in Pamela’s abdomen. The applicable statute of limitations is 10 years. In a civil action by Pamela against Hospital, Pamela will rely principally on the doctrine of: