In Moran V

question 23

Multiple Choice

In Moran v. Sims, where the house Sims built was surrounded by land owned by Moran, and Sims sued for an easement for access to his house, the courts held that:

• A) an easement cannot be created by fraud
• B) Sims had no right to demand an easement
• C) public policy required Sims to be given an easement so he could get to his house
• D) Sims did not have an easement, but Moran could not block Sims from driving to get to his property, so he had an equitable right to access his property
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Consequences

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Response Rate

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