REE 3433 Test 1
20 - ANS-there are ___ circuit courts in florida
5 - ANS-there are ___ appellate courts in florida
5th - ANS-orange county is in the _____ district court of appeals
Adverse Possession - ANS-The actual, open, notorious, hostile, and continuous
possession of another's land under a claim of title. Possession for a statutory period
may be a means of acquiring title.
Arbitration - ANS-settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial
outsider
Circuit Courts - ANS-trial courts of general jurisdiction
common defenses - ANS-__________ to breach of contract include mutual or unilateral
mistake, duress or undue influence, unconscionability, misrepresentation or fraud,
impossibility, frustration of purpose
County Court - ANS-trial courts of limited jurisdiction
District Court of Appeals - ANS-Intermediate appellate courts of the state
Dominant Estate - ANS-property that benefits from an easement
Easement by necessity - ANS-Created when no other access to land exists...right of
ingress & egress
Easements by Estoppel - ANS-arise when the conduct of the owner of land leads
another to believe that the other person had an easement
easements by grant - ANS-Created by the express written agreement of the
landowners, usually in a deed
Federal Court Jurisdiction - ANS-arises in a case under US constitution, treaties, or
federal statutes/regulations
20 - ANS-there are ___ circuit courts in florida
5 - ANS-there are ___ appellate courts in florida
5th - ANS-orange county is in the _____ district court of appeals
Adverse Possession - ANS-The actual, open, notorious, hostile, and continuous
possession of another's land under a claim of title. Possession for a statutory period
may be a means of acquiring title.
Arbitration - ANS-settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial
outsider
Circuit Courts - ANS-trial courts of general jurisdiction
common defenses - ANS-__________ to breach of contract include mutual or unilateral
mistake, duress or undue influence, unconscionability, misrepresentation or fraud,
impossibility, frustration of purpose
County Court - ANS-trial courts of limited jurisdiction
District Court of Appeals - ANS-Intermediate appellate courts of the state
Dominant Estate - ANS-property that benefits from an easement
Easement by necessity - ANS-Created when no other access to land exists...right of
ingress & egress
Easements by Estoppel - ANS-arise when the conduct of the owner of land leads
another to believe that the other person had an easement
easements by grant - ANS-Created by the express written agreement of the
landowners, usually in a deed
Federal Court Jurisdiction - ANS-arises in a case under US constitution, treaties, or
federal statutes/regulations
