Nancy owns Office Tower, which is situated on an acre of land that she also owns in Peoria, Illinois. Subject to certain qualifications, the exterior boundaries of Nancy's land extend to
A) the size of a cubic acre.
B) the limits of the current building market.
C) infinity and beyond.
D) the center of the earth and up to the sky.

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The legal concept of "ad coelum" translates to "up to the heavens" and traditionally holds that landowners own not only the surface of their land but also the air above it and the ground beneath it to the center of the earth, unless limited by zoning laws or other regulations. Therefore, Nancy's land extends to the center of the earth and up to the sky.

Nancy Owns Office Tower, Which Is Situated on an Acre