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Two-thirds of the way through is one-third still in purgatory. I was surprised that fewer students seemed to recognize The Vampire Diaries than Stargate, though maybe they just couldn't think of a jokey TVD reference.
Damon and Stefan Salvatore, brothers, owned their family home as tenants in common. They fought, and, in an attempt to placate Stefan, Damon executed a deed transferring his ownership interest in the home to Stefan. Damon went to Stefan’s study and showed him the deed. Stefan dropped the deed (it landed on his desk) and yelled, “You’ll never buy my forgiveness!” Then he punched Damon and left town. Two years later, with Stefan still gone, Damon executed a new deed transferring his ownership interest to Elena Gilbert, who had no idea about the previous deed. Damon handed the deed to Elena, telling her, “With all my family has done to yours, this is the least I can do.” Elena recorded the deed. A year later, Stefan returned. Damon’s first deed was still on Stefan’s desk, albeit very dusty. At that point, Stefan put the deed in his safety deposit box at the bank and thanked Damon for the gesture. Damon said, “No problem.” Disturbia’s recording statute reads as follows: “A conveyance of an interest in real estate shall not be valid as against any subsequent person who pays substantial value and takes without notice of the prior interest unless the interest in real estate is recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district in which the land to which it relates lies.”
Who owns the house?
Damon and Stefan Salvatore, brothers, owned their family home as tenants in common. They fought, and, in an attempt to placate Stefan, Damon executed a deed transferring his ownership interest in the home to Stefan. Damon went to Stefan’s study and showed him the deed. Stefan dropped the deed (it landed on his desk) and yelled, “You’ll never buy my forgiveness!” Then he punched Damon and left town. Two years later, with Stefan still gone, Damon executed a new deed transferring his ownership interest to Elena Gilbert, who had no idea about the previous deed. Damon handed the deed to Elena, telling her, “With all my family has done to yours, this is the least I can do.” Elena recorded the deed. A year later, Stefan returned. Damon’s first deed was still on Stefan’s desk, albeit very dusty. At that point, Stefan put the deed in his safety deposit box at the bank and thanked Damon for the gesture. Damon said, “No problem.” Disturbia’s recording statute reads as follows: “A conveyance of an interest in real estate shall not be valid as against any subsequent person who pays substantial value and takes without notice of the prior interest unless the interest in real estate is recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district in which the land to which it relates lies.”
Who owns the house?
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I think Elena and Stefan co-own the house? Because Stefan and Damon co-owned the house and Stefan never transferred his half to anybody and Damon's transfer to Stefan never got recorded and Damon's transfer to Elena did.
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See above--the recording statute doesn't mean as much as it might first seem.
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Coming this fall semester to a university near you: Contract Law Made Them Do It (DubCon for short)
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Even the crappy Universe ones, except the most recent one, which I'll watch tomorrow.
I've never bothered even figuring out where I *could* watch Vampire Diaries.
It took me a good... um... 5 years or so before I even bothered watching a BtVS. I caught up with it all on DVD a few years later.
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I would have to say that The Vampire Diaries is still pretty new, and SG-1 has a LOT of canon. Plus, SG:A and...that other one that I will never ever watch.
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Stargate which was on a hell of a long time and starred McGuyver was different enough from both Star Trek and Star Wars and explained the premise right there in the title for anyone who might forget it. (As did the other two for that matter)