The "Giant Carrot Theory" Is Used to Describe

question 33

Multiple Choice

The "giant carrot theory" is used to describe

• A)the fact that the owner of a piece of land is entitled to any profits made on that land.
• B)the fact that a person who owns a profit à prendre is allowed to harvest natural products from a piece of land.
• C)a theory that is used in civil law systems, such as Quebec, but that has never been recognized in the common law.
• D)the manner in which profits are divided between co-tenants.
• E)the fact that, in theory, a person who owns a piece of land has rights from the centre of the Earth and up through the heavens.

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Definitions:

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