If Niles and Frasier Buy a "Fee Simple" Interest, Which

question 203

Multiple Choice

If Niles and Frasier buy a "fee simple" interest, which of the following is true with regard to their rights?

• A) The maxim "to whomsoever the soil belongs, he owns also to the sky" remains unchanged and is as valid today as ever.
• B) You can sue an airplane for trespass for flying at 30,000 feet over your property.
• C) Today a person's right to the area above his land is restricted to that part of it he can make use of.
• D) In law, they are entitled only to the surface of the earth within the boundaries.
• E) They have rights to the area under their land, including the mineral rights.

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