Multiple Choice: Please read the following hypothetical scen…
Multiple Choice: Please read the following hypothetical scenario and answer the question that follows. Bob Wilson purchased 168 acres of beautiful land from John Smith. Bob did not realize that a year ago John borrowed a large sum of money from his older sister, Sue Smith, using the land as collateral for the loan. John had, in fact, drawn up a mortgage document and given it to his sister (Sue) but he never recorded it in the probate office of the county courthouse. Bob Wilson used a real estate attorney (Clyde Harper) to close on the property. The attorney’s paralegal ordered a title search and the search showed that John had “good title” to the land. Bob paid for the land in full with a certified check the day of the closing and the very next week John flew to Jamaica and left no forwarding address (he paid cash for a small business, which was a small bar on the beach with an attached apartment, where he planned to live out his days). Sue found out that John had sold the property and left the country. She did not know his location in Jamaica and she was terribly upset about the entire circumstance. She immediately made an appointment with a different attorney (Joe Morgan) because she wanted to take legal action to try to get her money from Bob based on the mortgage drawn up by her brother John. (Please choose the best possible answer to the following question) Most likely, attorney Joe Morgan will inform Sue that: