Pierce Was Looking at an Open House with a Pool

question 71

Multiple Choice

Pierce was looking at an open house with a pool.Quincy,the owner,makes the statement,"Well,we'll be taking the pool with us when we go," and the two men laugh.Pierce buys the house.When he moves in,he sees that the pool has been excavated.Which of the following is true?

• A)Pierce has rights to the pool because it is a fixture.
• B)Quincy has rights to the pool as long as he removed it before he sold the house.
• C)Quincy has rights to the pool as long as he reduced the price of the house accordingly.
• D)Pierce has no way to recover damages because of the rule of caveat emptor.
• E)Quincy did not give up rights to the pool because he did not abandon it.

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