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Real Property -- 1961 Tennessee Survey, Thomas G. Roady, Jr.
Real Property -- 1961 Tennessee Survey, Thomas G. Roady, Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
Probably no area of the law is fraught with more confusion than that involving construction of clauses in deeds and wills which impose some restraint on the conduct of grantees or devisees- seemingly not in the best interest of society. Clauses which tend to deter grantees or devisees from marriage or remarriage have constituted a fertile source of litigation for centuries. And though the stated rules of law prohibit and restrict the use of marriage or remarriage as a condition to vest or divest interests in real property, there are very few cases in which the courts in this country …
Federal And State Condemnation Proceedings--Procedure And Statutory Background, William E. Miller
Federal And State Condemnation Proceedings--Procedure And Statutory Background, William E. Miller
Vanderbilt Law Review
The development of our modern and complex society has necessitated a widespread appropriation of private property for public use. The vital importance of present-day eminent domain is emphasized by the staggering proportions of recent and proposed takings in terms of the amount of land appropriated, its monetary value, and the number of individual citizens whose property is affected. In the Middle District of Tennessee alone--of course a small part of the national total-in excess of 700 tracts or parcels of land have been condemned during the past seven and one-half years for various projects, including the Old Hickory Dam and …
Taxation - Federal Income Tax - Severance Damages To Real Property Are A Component Of Charitable Deduction, Michael M. Hughes
Taxation - Federal Income Tax - Severance Damages To Real Property Are A Component Of Charitable Deduction, Michael M. Hughes
Michigan Law Review
The United States selected part of petitioners' estate for construction of a Nike missile base and began condemnation proceedings and negotiations for sale of the premises in lieu of condemnation. Upon failure of the parties to agree on a sale price, petitioners made a gift of the site and certain easements in adjoining land to the United States for so long as the site was used as a missile base. In their 1955 return petitioners claimed a charitable deduction of $69,782 as the fair market value, including severance damages to the remaining portion of their estate, of the property conveyed. …
Condemnation: Damages For Impairment Of Access To Land
Condemnation: Damages For Impairment Of Access To Land
Washington and Lee Law Review
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