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UNIT 7
PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION
ANSWERS TO LEGAL REASONING QUESTIONS
1. A Facebook game, FarmVille, allows members to manage virtual crops
together. Would there be any benefit in being able to pass on to one’s heirs “the fruits of
one’s virtual labor”? Why or why not? There are two possibilities. If an heir, such as a
spouse or child or sibling, wishes to continue managing virtual crops with the other members of
2. Does the law strike a fair balance between the rights of parties with respect
to found property? Why or why not? It seems that the perspective of the disappointed finder
This may be illustrated with the two principles noted in the text. The old adage “finders
keepers, losers weepers” is part of the law. Thus, if the rightful owner of an item of lost property
Under both principles, the “truest” owner in terms of time of right is entitled to possession
3. Do the different standards of care that apply to bailed goods reflect
underlying ethical values? If so, how? Yes, the different standards of care that apply to
bailed goods reflect underlying ethical values. The text fills out the answer to this question by
The standard of care expected of a bailee clearly shows how property law reflects ethical
principles. For example, a friend asks to borrow your business law text for the weekend. You
agree to loan your friend the book. In this situation, which is a bailment for the sole benefit of the
bailee (your friend), most people would agree that your friend has an ethical obligation to take
in whole or in part.
in whole or in part.
