Question 3
Jillian Corporation was involved in the buying and selling of undervalued real estate. The corporation specialized in buying and renovating property that was poorly maintained. Jillian, Corporation signed a contract to purchase six houses from Mula for $ 1,000,000. Jillian learned that Mula and her sister Sula owned the property as joint tenants. Mula has not spoken to Sula for ten years. In addition a neighbor, Tim has filed a complaint that the houses have cesspools that empty into his property and that the cesspools are prohibited by the town and the deeds. In addition Tim states that he has driven across and used Mula’s property for twenty years. Finally Jillian had learned that Mula has removed the furnaces from the houses. These issues caused Jillian to refuse to buy the houses.
Mula files a lawsuit against Jillian Corporation? What will Mula argue? What will Jillian argue? How will the court rule in this case? Provide legal justification for your decision.
Issue: State the legal issue(s) to be discussed.
Rule: State the relevant statutes and case law.
Application: Apply the relevant rules to the facts that created the issue.
Conclusion: State the most likely conclusions using the logic of the application section. Don’t forget to include any alternative outcomes created by ambiguities in the relevant facts and rules.
