MCQ LAND LAW EXAM WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Which rights exercised in relation to land have proprietary status? - ANSWER All rights
except a licence
What are in personam rights personal rights? - ANSWER Rights enforceable against the
person who granted the right and not the property itself
How far do a person's rights over a piece of land extend to? - ANSWER Extend to the
lower airspace above physical surface area of land but only so far as necessary for
ordinary use and enjoyment of that land
What is the principle of annexation test? - ANSWER The greater degree of annexation,
the more likely an object is deemed to be a fixture
Where and what is the test on the degree and purpose of annexation derived from?
(CASE) - ANSWER Holland v Hodgson (1872) "annexation to a piece of land so object
can be enjoyed is deemed a fixture"
Where and what is the test on the degree of determining an object that has been
annexed to the land to be enjoyed as an object (CASE) - ANSWER Leigh v Taylor (1902)
object annexed to land to be annoyed as an object is deemed a chattel
"In determining whether an object fixed to land is a chattel, the intention of the person
who fixed it will be conclusive" - Which case said this statement is wrong? ANSWER
Dean v Andrews (1986) said the purpose of annexation is an objective test. Intention of
the party who annexed it must be persuasive but not conclusive to whether an object is
a fixture or chattel.
Which key authority laid down the tests for determining whether an object annexed to
the land is a fixture or a chattel? - ANSWER Holland v Hodgson (1872)
Which rights exercised in relation to land have proprietary status? - ANSWER All rights
except a licence
What are in personam rights personal rights? - ANSWER Rights enforceable against the
person who granted the right and not the property itself
How far do a person's rights over a piece of land extend to? - ANSWER Extend to the
lower airspace above physical surface area of land but only so far as necessary for
ordinary use and enjoyment of that land
What is the principle of annexation test? - ANSWER The greater degree of annexation,
the more likely an object is deemed to be a fixture
Where and what is the test on the degree and purpose of annexation derived from?
(CASE) - ANSWER Holland v Hodgson (1872) "annexation to a piece of land so object
can be enjoyed is deemed a fixture"
Where and what is the test on the degree of determining an object that has been
annexed to the land to be enjoyed as an object (CASE) - ANSWER Leigh v Taylor (1902)
object annexed to land to be annoyed as an object is deemed a chattel
"In determining whether an object fixed to land is a chattel, the intention of the person
who fixed it will be conclusive" - Which case said this statement is wrong? ANSWER
Dean v Andrews (1986) said the purpose of annexation is an objective test. Intention of
the party who annexed it must be persuasive but not conclusive to whether an object is
a fixture or chattel.
Which key authority laid down the tests for determining whether an object annexed to
the land is a fixture or a chattel? - ANSWER Holland v Hodgson (1872)
