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Determinable life estates

Determinable life estates, estates for life, which may determine upon future contingencies before

Copyhold

are now held as freeholds or leaseholds. The latter include life estates which have been converted to terms for ninety years determinable

Shelley's case, Rule in

or abeyance, nevertheless waiting for, and continuing expectant on, the determination of B.'s life-estate, which is expectant of A.'s death; but … of the assurance, and the intent of the parties. two estates are created, a particular estate in the ancestor, and a

Reversion

reversion in fee-simple, which will commence in possession after the determination of A.'s life-estate; and this is called the particular estate; … larger estate or reversion.' Settled reversions of freehold or leasehold estates have been reduced to equitable interests by the Law of

Marriage settlement

younger children being respectively provided for by a jointure or determinable life interest and portions charged on the estates. (2) If the

Contingent remainder

which may not happen or be performed till after the determination of the preceding estate, Fearne, Cont. Remainders. The legal estate … every case where an estate is given to A. for life, the grantor has an interest remaining in him to enter … with the abolition of the legal estates for life and remainder under the

Chattels or catals

is to take effect as a lease for 90 years determinable after the death of A. by notice as provided by … determine earlier by A.'s death, while a lease for the life of A. was until 1926 [(English) L.P. Act, 1925] a … chattels real.' The (English) Administration of Estates Act, 1925, s. 55 (x) provides

Emblements

or administrator is entitled to emblements', for the estate was determined by the act of God; and it is a maxim … occu-pier, whether he were the owner in fee, or for life, or for years, if he die before he has actually … is entitled to emblements', for the estate was determined by the act of

Rent

149, (English) L.P. Act, 1925, converting leases for life or determinable with life into terms of years absolute. S. 122 of … a term of years absolute (see LEASE) they are legal estates. All other rent-charges and rents, such as for life or

Dower

default of appointment, to him for life, and on the determina-tion of his estate in his lifetime, to a trustee and … she be past the age of nine years. The legal estate in dower (being an estate for life) has been abolished

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