How does Lady Macbeth die?

O, owning Blackacre in fee simple, conveys it “to A and his heirs, on the express condition that the premises are never to be used by A for business purposes, and in the event that they are so used, then O or her heirs may enter and terminate the estate hereby conveyed.” Which of the following best represents the interest that O holds?

An owner conveyed his farm to his friend for life, then to a farmer and a rancher as joint tenants with the right of survivorship. One night, the friend, the farmer, and the rancher were riding together in an automobile when it was struck by a truck. They were rushed to the emergency room of a local hospital. While all three were alive when they arrived at the hospital, the hospital records establish that the rancher died at 10:28 p.m., the farmer died at 10:29 p.m., and the friend died at 10:30 p.m. that same night. The jurisdiction has not adopted the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act or any local modification of that Act. Who takes the farm?

Reversions, possibilities of reverter, and rights of entry are all vested in interest and hence are not subject to the Rule Against Perpetuities. 

A farmer owned a large tract of land. She divided the tract into two parcels: Parcel 1 comprised the northern half on which the farmer built her home, and Parcel 2 comprised the southern portion containing a large orchard of fruit trees. First, the farmer conveyed Parcel 1 by grant deed to her friend “for life, and then to his widow for her life, remainder to his children then alive.” Later, the farmer conveyed Parcel 2 to the orchard manager. Subsequently, the farmer died intestate, leaving her sister as her sole heir at law. The house on Parcel 1 is old and in need of repair. The friend proposes to tear down the house and plant fruit trees. The property would be worth substantially more as a fruit orchard than in its present condition. However, the sister feels that the farmer’s old house has sentimental value and wants the friend to leave the land as it is. At the time of the deed and at present, the friend is married and has two children. The common law Rule Against Perpetuities is unmodified by statute in the jurisdiction. Does the sister have standing to sue to enjoin the friend from tearing down the house?

A father executed a deed to his art gallery “to my daughter for her life, and on my daughter’s death to her children; provided, however, that if my daughter stops painting, to my brother.” The daughter has two children and is still painting. At the time of the grant, what is the best description of the interest of the daughter’s two children?

A landowner devised her parcel of land to her daughter, her heirs, and assigns, “so long as the property is used for residential purposes, then to my niece, her heirs, and assigns.” The remainder of the landowner’s property passed through the residuary clause of her will to her grandson. The daughter lived on the land for 25 years; then, on her death, ownership passed to her husband. In the meantime, the niece had also died, leaving her entire estate to her son. The husband has leased the land to a developer, who has obtained the necessary permits to build a shopping center on it. The grandson and the niece’s son both file quiet title and ejectment actions against the husband, and the cases are consolidated. How should the court, applying common law, rule as to ownership of the land?

What does Macbeth see (or think he sees) before murdering Duncan?

Who discovers Duncan’s body?

What is Lady Macbeth’s plan for killing Duncan?