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How To Do A Perpetuities Problem, John Makdisi
How To Do A Perpetuities Problem, John Makdisi
Cleveland State Law Review
The most difficult aspect of the rule against perpetuities is figuring out a sure-fire way to determine whether an interest created in a conveyance is valid or invalid. The meaning of the rule itself is not hard to fathom. Whenever the interest might vest too remotely it is invalid, and it becomes possible to vest remotely if there is a chance that it could vest more than twenty-one years after everyone alive at the time of the conveyance has died. Whether the interest violates the rule against perpetuities is determined at the moment the conveyance creating the interest becomes effective. …
Standards Of Title Examination, Ohio State Bar Association
Standards Of Title Examination, Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland State Law Review
Standards of Title Examination adopted in 1952 and 1953 by the Ohio State Bar Association: The primary purpose of standards of title examination is to promote uniformity of practice pertaining to marketability of titles. Standards of title examination have been adopted by the bar associations of seventeen other states. All reports from these states show that the bar welcomes and appreciates the benefits.The scope of the work has been limited by the committee's policy of proposing standards for adoption by the association only where the practice has been diverse and where no substantial doubt as to the law or as …