If Jim,Ken,and Lee each deposit 10,000 bushels of wheat in a grain elevator,they would own one-third of the remaining mixture by:
A) accession.
B) adverse possession.
C) prescription.
D) confusion.

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The correct answer is D) confusion. This legal principle applies when goods are commingled to the extent that they cannot be distinguished from one another, and each contributor owns a proportionate share of the mixed goods. In this scenario, Jim, Ken, and Lee each deposit an equal amount of wheat into a common storage, making their individual contributions indistinguishable from one another, and thus each owns one-third of the total mixture.

If Jim,Ken,and Lee Each Deposit 10,000 Bushels of Wheat in a Grain