Pedrag Has the Fee Simple in a Piece of Property

question 5

Multiple Choice

Pedrag has the fee simple in a piece of property called Blackacre. Trish acquired a profit a prendre with respect to the annual crop of canola that grows on Blackacre. That interest will last for five years. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) Trish may hold the profit a prendre even if she does not have title to a dominant tenement.
• B) Trish owns the canola crop that grows every year, even before she actually harvests it.
• C) A profit a prendre is a type of mineral lease.
• D) The term "profit a prendre" is derived from words that mean "profit from" (profit a) and "hard work" (prendre) in French.
• E) Trish almost certainly acquired her interest from the Crown, rather than Pedrag.