Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 5 of 5

Full-Text Articles in Law

Restraints On Alienation Of Legal Interests In Michigan Property: Ii, William F. Fratcher Apr 1952

Restraints On Alienation Of Legal Interests In Michigan Property: Ii, William F. Fratcher

Michigan Law Review

"Estate for life" is a generic term embracing interests in land of several types. The duration of such an estate may be measured by the life of the tenant himself, by the life of some other person, by the joint lives of a group of persons (i.e., the life of the member of the group who first dies), or by the life of the survivor of a group of persons. In the last two cases the tenant himself may or may not be a member of the group. When the duration of the estate is measured by the life of …


Lenin, Stuchka, Reisner, Pashukanis, Stalin, Vyshinsky, Yudin, Golunskii, Strogovich, And Trainin: Soviet Legal Philosophy, S. I. Shuman Apr 1952

Lenin, Stuchka, Reisner, Pashukanis, Stalin, Vyshinsky, Yudin, Golunskii, Strogovich, And Trainin: Soviet Legal Philosophy, S. I. Shuman

Michigan Law Review

A Review of SOVIET LEGAL PHILOSOPHY. By V. I. Lenin, P. I. Stuchka, M. A. Reisner, E. B. Pashukanis, J. V. Stalin, A.Y. Vyshinsky, P. Yudin, S. A. Golunskii, M. S. Strogovich, and I. P. Trainin. Translated by H. H. Babb. Introduction by J. N. Hazard.


Real Property-Notice-Recitals In Unrecorded Deeds In Chain Of Title, James S. Taylor Mar 1952

Real Property-Notice-Recitals In Unrecorded Deeds In Chain Of Title, James S. Taylor

Michigan Law Review

The plaintiff, Eiring, owner of all rights in a tract of land, attempted to convey certain mineral rights to Earnest by deed. The alleged rights passed from Earnest by subsequent mesne conveyances to McMillan, and, on the death of McMillan, to the defendant as trustee. Eiring brought an action against the defendant in statutory trespass to try title to the land. In the deed from Eiring to Earnest blank spaces were left in the granting clause. Held, the blank spaces rendered the deed void, and the deficiency was not cured by reference to another indefinite deed. After holding this, …


Restraints On Alienation Of Legal Interests In Michigan Property: I, William F. Fratcher Mar 1952

Restraints On Alienation Of Legal Interests In Michigan Property: I, William F. Fratcher

Michigan Law Review

During the century and a half which followed the Norman Conquest, the owner of land who attempted to transfer it might meet with opposition from three interested parties, his feudal overlord, his heir apparent and his tenant. His feudal overlord might object to a transfer by way of substitution, that is, one under the terms of which the transferor did not retain a reversion; because the proposed transferee was not a suitable person to perform the feudal services due for the land. As these services were frequently of a personal or military nature such an objection was not necessarily captious. …


Fifth Series Of Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, Michigan Law Review Mar 1952

Fifth Series Of Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

The fifth series of Thomas M. Cooley Lectures will be given on April 15, 16, and 17 at 4:15 p.m. in Room 120, Hutchins Hall, University of Michigan Law School. The lecturer will be Professor Hessel E. Yntema of the University of Michigan Law School faculty. He will speak on the general subject, "Perspectives in Conflicts Law."