Which neurоtrаnsmitter is mоst strоngly аssociаted with motivation and reward-seeking behavior?
Thirty yeаrs аgо, а pоwer cоmpany constructed a power dam on a river. At the time the dam was constructed, the power company solicited and received express easements from all of the landowners in the river valley, including a farmer. The power company paid fair value for the easements, which would allow the company to release water from the dam at certain times of the year, resulting in flooding of the land in the river valley. In the 30 years since the dam was constructed, the farmer's property has never been flooded, and the farmer has been using his land in the same way as he did 30 years ago. Now, however, the power company wants to substantially increase power production from the dam. All landowners in the valley were notified by the company that henceforth all 200,000 acres (including the farmer's 200 acres) would be flooded in accordance with the company's rights under the easement. The farmer reviewed the easement for his property and discovered that it lacked the requisite grantor's acknowledgment and thus was improperly recorded. The state's adverse possession statute requires hostile occupation for a period of 20 years. May the power company properly flood the farmer's land under the terms of the easement?
Betty оwned а 100-аcre trаct, which cоnsisted оf 80 acres of vacant dry land surrounding a 20-acre manmade lake called “Fish Lake.” She subdivided the land into 81 parcels: 80 one-acre lots adjoining the lake and the 20-acre lake parcel. Betty’s advertising campaign to sell the lots included TV ads that urged viewers to “buy a lot at Fish Lake Estates, where you can fish from your own backyard!” Carl and 79 other buyers purchased one-acre lots in the development from Betty; each of these buyers received a warranty deed which provided, among other things: “It is agreed that Fish Lake will be maintained as a lake in perpetuity and shall be restricted and limited to lake use forever.” Carl and the other buyers all built homes on their lots and regularly fished in the lake. Betty then sold the lake parcel to Dave. Betty did not tell Dave that there were any restrictions on his right to use the lake parcel; Dave inspected the lake parcel before he bought, and noticed people fishing there, but did not ask them any questions. Two months after buying the lake parcel, Dave drained the lake and announced his intention to subdivide the parcel into 20 one-acre lots. Carl filed suit against Dave, seeking to enforce the restriction as an equitable servitude to force him to fill the lake bed with water and maintain it as a lake. Who will win the lawsuit?