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1956

Rule against perpetuities

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Rule Against Perpetuities - Recent Legislation In Massachusetts, Maine And Connecticut, David W. Swanson S.Ed. Mar 1956

Rule Against Perpetuities - Recent Legislation In Massachusetts, Maine And Connecticut, David W. Swanson S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Three very significant statutes dealing with the rule against perpetuities and containing identical language in their important provisions have recently been passed in Massachusetts, Maine, and Connecticut. There are three basic provisions. (1) In applying the rule against perpetuities to an interest limited to take effect at or after the termination of one or more life estates in, or lives of, persons in being when the period of the rule begins to run, the validity of the interest shall be determined on the basis of the facts existing at the termination of the life estates or lives. (2) If any …


Simes: Public Policy And The Dead Hand, W. Barton Leach, John H.C. Morris Feb 1956

Simes: Public Policy And The Dead Hand, W. Barton Leach, John H.C. Morris

Michigan Law Review

A Review of PPublic Policy and the Dead Hand. The Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, Sixth Series. By Lewis M. Simes.