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Simes On Future Interests, Charles C. White
Simes On Future Interests, Charles C. White
Michigan Law Review
It is encouraging that the law teachers are turning their talents to the writing of treatises. Recent examples are Professor Bogert's monumental work on Trusts and Professor Griswold's volume on Spendthrift Trusts. And now comes this comprehensive work on Future Interests, about which little has heretofore been written with an especial appeal to the average practitioner. Too much of the law teacher's energy has. gone into editing case books and writing law review articles. And case books and law review articles are not read by lawyers in general.
Future Interests-Rule Against Perpetuities-Application To Estate Created Under Power Of Appointment By Will Only
Michigan Law Review
The testator died in 1872 leaving to testatrix in trust certain property over which she was given a general power of appointment by will. The testatrix died in 1928 leaving this property in a trust which was found to violate the rule against perpetuities. In discussing this, the question was raised whether in testing the validity of the estate created by the power of appointment, the period of the rule is calculated from the time of the creation of the power of appointment or from the time of its exercise. Held, that the permissible period is to be measured …