Topic: Property
Before you answer the questions below, see the Discussion
Board Forum 2 Case Study; the Discussion Board Forum –Thread and Discussion
Board Forum – Replies Grading Rubrics; and the specific requirements of the
post, including length, scholarly sources, and citations.
Prompt:
Assume that you are Martin’s attorney, as well as his
brother or sister in Christ. Looking at the situation from both a legal and a
spiritual perspective, give Martin your best assessment of his legal rights in
connection with the various property law issues that he has encountered, along
with your best advice as to how he should handle the situations.
In connection with this assignment, you may want to research
the following legal concepts and incorporate what you find in your Discussion
Board Forum thread if you consider them relevant:
• Joint
Tenancy with Right of Survivorship;
• Adverse
Possession (sometimes called prescription);
• Eminent
Domain;
o See,
e.g., Kelo v. New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005).
• Bailments;
• Good
Faith Purchasers for Value; or
• Any other
legal concepts you believe may be relevant.
Reply Prompt:
Reply to the threads of 2 other classmates who reached a
different conclusion than you did on at least 1 of the issues under discussion.
Identify the points of difference in your analysis and explain how your
application of the relevant law to the facts of this situation led you to a
different conclusion.
Each reply must be supported by 3 scholarly sources other
than the textbook/course materials. Each source must be properly cited in
current APA format.
To successfully post the Discussion Board Forum thread, you
must both (1) upload a Microsoft Word copy of the thread into the provided
SafeAssign assignment link, and (2) copy/paste the content of the thread onto the
Discussion Board Forum. Do not post attachments; they will not be accepted or
graded.
Submit your thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of
Module/Week 5, and submit your replies by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of
Module/Week 6.
